Tigers 5-1 Cubs (Jul 22, 2026) Game Recap

CHICAGO — — Keider Montero and 4 relievers mixed on a four-hitter, Hao-Yu Lee hit a three-run homer and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 on Wednesday evening.

Spencer Torkelson additionally homered for the Tigers, who’ve received 5 of their final six collection, together with two sweeps.

Montero (7-5) struck out eight and allowed one run on three hits — one in all which was Seiya Suzuki‘s seventeenth homer within the first inning.

Drew Sommers, Drew Anderson and Kyle Finnegan mixed to permit only one hit earlier than Kenley Jansen sealed the sport with a hitless ninth.

In the fourth inning, Lee drove a fastball 389 ft to left area for a tiebreaking three-run homer that gave the Tigers a 4-1 lead. Torkelson tied the sport at 1 within the second together with his homer to left-center area, his nineteenth of the season.

Zach McKinstry capped the scoring with a double within the ninth for Detroit.

Chicago’s Colin Rea (7-7) allowed 4 runs on six hits whereas placing out 5 in 5 innings.

The Cubs had received three straight collection.

Up subsequent

Tigers: RHP Troy Melton (5-1, 1.80 ERA) squares off towards Royals’ RHP Randy Dobnak (0-0, 1.93 ERA) within the opener of a collection on Thursday.

Cubs: LHP Matthew Boyd (6-1, 4.15 ERA) faces Pirates’ RHP Jared Jones (2-1, 4.05 ERA) in a collection opener on Friday.

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