The Cubs led early. It did not last. Detroit answered with a fourth-inning swing that turned a tied game into a comfortable win, and the Tigers held on from there for a 5-1 victory at Wrigley Field.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| CHC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Hao Yu Lee went 1-for-4 but made it count, driving a home run to center that scored Greene and Torkelson ahead of him for three runs on the play. Torkelson was the busier presence in the box score, going 2-for-3 with a homer of his own, a walk and three runs scored, sitting at 99 career home runs entering the ninth. Riley Greene added a double and came around to score in the fourth as part of Detroit's decisive inning.
The Cubs struck first when Suzuki homered to left center in the bottom of the first, a go-ahead shot that put Chicago up 1-0. Detroit answered in the second when Torkelson homered to tie it at 1-1. The game turned in the fourth: with the score even, Lee homered to center, plating Greene and Torkelson for a 4-1 Detroit lead that never wavered. The Tigers added an insurance run in the ninth when McKinstry doubled to center and Torkelson scored, making it 5-1.
Colin Rea took the loss for Chicago, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits with a walk and 5 strikeouts over 5.0 innings. Keider Montero worked 5.1 innings for Detroit, allowing just 1 run on 3 hits with 8 strikeouts and no walks to secure the win, with the bullpen adding 3.2 scoreless innings behind him. Chicago's offense managed only 4 hits total and could not generate anything after Suzuki's opening blast.
Detroit improved to 48-54 and snapped a losing skid with the win, while Chicago fell to 57-45. Torkelson remains three home runs shy of 100 for his career after Tuesday's performance.