Detroit Tigers lose to Chicago Cubs, 5-1: Game thread replay
Detroit Tigers (14-25) vs. Chicago Cubs (18-20)
When: 1:10 p.m. Sunday.
Where: Comerica Park.
TV: Bally Sports Detroit.
Radio: 97.1 FM in Detroit (Tigers radio affiliates).
How to bet: Place legal, online bets at BetMGM Sportsbook.
First-pitch weather: 66 degrees, mostly cloudy.
Starting pitchers: Tigers LHP Matthew Boyd (2-3 1.94 ERA) vs. Cubs RHP Kyle Hendricks (2-4, 6.23 ERA).
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Game notes: The rubber match with the Cubs comes as the Tigers are looking to end their current homestand with back-to-back series victories before heading west for the first time in 2021. With a Cubs loss, Chicago will have lost two straight series for the first time since losing late April series' to the Brewers and Braves.
Tigers lineup:
1. Robbie Grossman, LF
2. Harold Castro, 3B
3. Miguel Cabrera, DH
4. Nomar Mazara, RF
5. Jonathan Schoop, 1B
6. Niko Goodrum, SS
7. Eric Haase, C
8. Willi Castro, 2B
9. JaCoby Jones, CF
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