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Chicago Cubs @ Detroit Tigers

2025-06-08 · Day game · Comerica Park · Att: 40343 · 71°F, cloudy · Wind 10 mph from LF · 2:17

Detroit Tigers defeated Chicago Cubs 4–0. Detroit Tigers opened the scoring in the 1st — Spencer Torkelson doubles (15) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Parker Meadows scores. Gleyber Torres scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 1st: Spencer Torkelson doubles (15) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Parker Meadows scores. Gleyber Torres scores — worth 18% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Nico Hoerner (P): Called third strike.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
DET	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		4	10

W: Jack Flaherty L: Cade Horton SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Derek Thomas · 1B: Mike Muchlinski · 2B: Emil Jimenez · 3B: Doug Eddings · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Ian Happ	3	0	1	1
Kyle Tucker	3	0	1	2
Seiya Suzuki	4	0	0	3
Pete Crow-Armstrong	4	1	0	1
Carson Kelly	3	0	1	1
Michael Busch	4	1	0	1
Dansby Swanson	3	2	0	1
Nico Hoerner	2	0	0	1
Matt Shaw	3	0	0	1
Vidal Brujan	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Parker Meadows	4	1	1	0	0	0
Gleyber Torres	3	2	1	0	1	2
Kerry Carpenter	4	1	3	0	0	0
Riley Greene	4	0	2	2	0	1
Spencer Torkelson	4	0	2	2	0	1
Colt Keith	3	0	0	0	1	1
Dillon Dingler	4	0	0	0	0	2
Zach McKinstry	4	0	1	0	0	0
Javier Baez	4	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cade Horton	5.0	7	2	6
Ryan Brasier	1.0	0	0	0
Chris Flexen	2.0	3	0	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Flaherty	6.0	2	3	9
Brenan Hanifee	1.0	2	0	0
Tommy Kahnle	1.0	0	0	2
Will Vest	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ian Happ: 9/L89
Kyle Tucker: K
Seiya Suzuki: K

Bot 1

Parker Meadows: S7/L78
Gleyber Torres: W.1-2
Kerry Carpenter: 5/P5SF/FL
Riley Greene: K
Spencer Torkelson: D8/F89XD+.2-H;1-H
Colt Keith: 8/F78XD

Top 2

Pete Crow-Armstrong: 7/F7
Carson Kelly: K
Michael Busch: K

Bot 2

Dillon Dingler: 7/F7D
Zach McKinstry: 43/G4
Javier Baez: K

Top 3

Dansby Swanson: K
Nico Hoerner: 7/F78
Matt Shaw: 63/G6

Bot 3

Parker Meadows: 8/L8D
Gleyber Torres: K
Kerry Carpenter: S6/G6
Riley Greene: S7/L7LS.1-3;B-2
Spencer Torkelson: 6/P6

Top 4

Ian Happ: W
Kyle Tucker: W.1-2
Seiya Suzuki: K
Pete Crow-Armstrong: S9/L9S.2XH(92);1-3;B-2
Carson Kelly: W
Michael Busch: 8/L8D+

Bot 4

Colt Keith: W
Dillon Dingler: K
Zach McKinstry: 43/G34.1-2
Javier Baez: 63/G6

Top 5

Dansby Swanson: D7/L7LD
Nico Hoerner: K
Matt Shaw: K
Ian Happ: 31/G34

Bot 5

Parker Meadows: 7/F7D
Gleyber Torres: S8/L89D+
Kerry Carpenter: D9/L9LD+.1-3
Riley Greene: S7/L78S.3-H;2-H
Spencer Torkelson: K
Colt Keith: K

Top 6

Kyle Tucker: K
Seiya Suzuki: 9/F9L
Pete Crow-Armstrong: 5/P5

Bot 6

Dillon Dingler: 53/G56
Zach McKinstry: 6/P6D
Javier Baez: 9/F9D

Top 7

Carson Kelly: 6/L6D
Michael Busch: S7/L78S
Dansby Swanson: S8/L78S.1-2
Vidal Brujan: 7/F7LF/FL
Matt Shaw: 9/L9

Bot 7

Parker Meadows: 43/G34
Gleyber Torres: K
Kerry Carpenter: DGR/L7L
Riley Greene: 8/F8XD+

Top 8

Ian Happ: K
Kyle Tucker: 5/P5
Seiya Suzuki: K

Bot 8

Spencer Torkelson: S7/L78S
Colt Keith: 9/F89D
Dillon Dingler: K
Zach McKinstry: S9/G34.1-3;B-2
Javier Baez: 8/F89

Top 9

Pete Crow-Armstrong: K
Carson Kelly: 43/G4
Michael Busch: 7/F7

Notes & reviews

Cubs challenged (home-plate collision), call on the field was upheld.
Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner and manager Craig Counsell ejected by HP umpire Derek Thomas for arguing called third strike.

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