Cubs lose 3-1 to Tigers, sunk by small mistakes in matchup between first-place teams

Cubs lose 3-1 to Tigers, sunk by small mistakes in matchup between first-place teams

DETROIT — Cubs designated hitter Seiya Suzuki’s opposite-field fly ball kept carrying. And as Tigers right fielder Kerry Carpenter stutter-stepped into a leap at the wall, it looked as though it might put the Cubs ahead.Instead, Carpenter caught the would-be extra-base hit to snuff out the Cubs’ hopes of an eighth-inning rally.They finally had gotten past reigning American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal, putting two runners on for Suzuki be…

Detroit 3, Chicago Cubs 1

Cubs’ Ben Brown rises to challenge vs. Tigers, 2024 AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal – Usa news

DETROIT — Cubs right-hander Ben Brown came to love entering a game from the bullpen. ‘‘You hear the phone ring, you get going, all your guys are in there cheering you on,’’ he told the Sun-Times this week. ‘‘There’s a little bit of a difference, rather than preparing all day long to pitch once a week.’’ Brown is also motivated to hold on to his spot in the starting rotation, a role he’s just as passionate about. ‘‘I wish I could have both,’’ Bro…

Chicago Cubs: Young pitcher’s step forward is silver lining in dark-cloud loss

The Chicago Cubs may have dropped the series opener 3-1 to the Detroit Tigers on Friday, but it didn’t feel entirely like a loss. In the shadows of defeat, in a much-hyped battle between the American League-best Tigers and National League-best Cubs, the Cubs may have witnessed the emergence of a key– and much-needed– starting rotation asset. Ben Brown stepped up in the biggest game of his young career, less than two weeks removed from one of his…

Cubs Lose Nail-Biter Against Tigers

In an engaging crossover of baseball and rock, many were glued to the showdown between the AL’s finest and the NL’s top contender, while some of us enjoyed a night with Metallica. Tradeoffs of age might have kicked in, but the musical spectacle definitely hit all the right notes, promising even more excitement with a follow-up performance. Now, shifting away from guitars to gloves, it was a battle on the diamond that kept fans on their toes—a pl…

Tigers 3, Cubs 1: Give it away, give it away, give it away now

The Cubs could have, and possibly should have, won this game.