After entering Sunday’s rubber match 0-for-9 with seven strikeouts over his last three games, Greene got back to work with a 2-for-4 performance and two key RBIs in Detroit’s 4-0 win over the Cubs (40-25).

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell, center, argues with home plate umpire Derek Thomas (53) after Nico Hoerner, right, was ejected for arguing after being called out on strikes during the fifth inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Detroit. Counsell was also ejected from the game.

Current Cubs and former Tigers pitcher Matthew Boyd tipped his cap to the surging Detroit squad amid a solid start in Chicago.

DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers blanked the Chicago Cubs, 4-0, on Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park to win a weekend showdown between the top teams in each league. The Tigers (43-24) took two of three from the Cubs (40-25), with all three games played in front of sellout crowds.

Tarik Skubal pitched one-run ball into the eighth inning, and Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 in the opener of a weekend series between two of the majors' best teams.

The language barrier between Seiya Suzuki and his teammates disappears on days like Saturday at Comerica Park, where the Japanese slugger hit two home runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 6-1 win over the Detroit Tigers.

But as the MLB-leading Tigers (42-24) host the National League’s top team — the Chicago Cubs (40-24) — Comerica Park is busy as ever. After drawing a crowd of 41,034 for Saturday’s matchup, the Tigers logged consecutive sell outs for the first time since the final series of 2024 against the Chicago White Sox.

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