The Tigers bats were lifeless on Saturday while it was the Cubs turn to hit the home runs. They did so, mashing five taters to cruise to a series evening victory.
Keider Montero’s weakness has generally been getting his command dialed in early in a start. Tyler Holton has struggled coming in to hold leads in the later innings. A reasonable solution was to open with Holton against the top of the Cubs lineup and then let Montero take over. Best laid plans, as they say. The Cubs had no problem dealing with Tigers’ pitching in this one.