Detroit TigersvsChicago Cubs
DET 8/CHC 6
Things to say
The Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago Cubs 8-6 in 10 innings at Wrigley.
01
opener
Tigers took it 8-6 in extras at Wrigley. Cubs had it and let it slip late. Free-runner ball game, always ugly.
02
key player
Detroit's heart of the order carried it. They just kept putting up crooked numbers and left the yard when it counted.
03
hot take
Cubs manager went to the pen way too early. You could see the walk coming an inning before it did.
04
deep cut
Nobody talks about it but the Cubs starter went seven and got nothing for it. Bullpen handed that game back.
05
exit
Anyway, 47-53 Detroit's still buried. Let's see if they can steal the series tomorrow.
The recap
Tigers stole one at Wrigley, grinding out an 8-6 win in extra innings after the Cubs let a getaway-day lead slip away. This thing was knotted up late until Detroit's bats woke up in the tenth and left the yard on the free runner, blowing it open when it mattered.
Chicago's bullpen just couldn't slam the door, and every time they needed a big out the heart of Detroit's order made them pay. Ten innings, two teams headed opposite directions in the standings, and it was the visitors who kept their cool.