Jack Flaherty struck out nine over six scoreless innings as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago Cubs 4-0 and took two of three games in a matchup of two of the MLB's top teams.

Tarik Skubal delivered a performance worthy of the October-like atmosphere, and Spencer Torkelson crushed a go-ahead home run to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 3-1 win over the Chicago Cubs in front of a sellout crowd of 40,

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The Tigers were riding high after a solid win on Friday night. Unfortunately, they were brought back down to Earth on Saturday afternoon. While the Cubs only had seven hits in the contest, five of them went over the outfield wall.

The Chicago Cubs (39-24) and Detroit Tigers (42-23) wrap up their 3-game series Sunday. First pitch from Comerica Park in Detroit is set for 1:40 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Cubs vs. Tigers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

The Chicago Cubs hit five home runs, including two by Seiya Suzuki, and went on to a 6-1 win over the Detroit Tigers.

The MLB-leading Detroit Tigers are anticipating a large crowd for their weekend series against the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs in Detroit.