DETROIT — We were all told before this series began that the Tigers were a very, very good team.
The Cubs, I believe, are also a very, very good team, but on this beautiful Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park, they were shut down by Jack Flaherty and three Detroit relievers. That, plus two bad pitches by Cade Horton, a questionable send in the fourth inning and ejections of Nico Hoerner and Craig Counsell, are most of the story of the Cubs’ 4-0 loss to the Tigers.
The Tigers struck in the first inning as Horton was off his game to begin.