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Detroit Tigers at Chicago Cubs

MLBJuly 21, 2026Wrigley Field

TigersDetroitDET47-54

Tigers 2, Cubs 11

Final
CubsChicagoCHCWon57-44
Score by inning
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W David PetersonL Framber Valdez

Pete Crow-Armstrong stars as the Chicago Cubs pound the Detroit Tigers 11-2Pete Crow-Armstrong reached five times on two hits and three walks, helping the Chicago Cubs beat Framber Valdez and the Detroit Tigers 11-2 on Tuesday night.Recap · ESPN

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Gleyber Torres strikes out swinging.
  2.  Kevin McGonigle grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch.
  3.  Hao-Yu Lee grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher David Peterson.

Bot 1st

  1.  Pete Crow-Armstrong triples (5) on a line drive to right fielder Ben Malgeri.CHC 65%
  2.  Seiya Suzuki walks.
  3.  Alex Bregman hit by pitch. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd.
  4.  Carson Kelly singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ben Malgeri. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Seiya Suzuki scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd.CHC 84%
  5.  Michael Busch singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Ben Malgeri. Alex Bregman scores. Carson Kelly to 2nd.
  6.  Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to center fielder Matt Vierling. Carson Kelly to 3rd. Michael Busch to 2nd.
  7.  Ian Happ singles on a fly ball to second baseman Gleyber Torres, deflected by right fielder Ben Malgeri. Carson Kelly scores. Michael Busch to 3rd. Nico Hoerner to 2nd.
  8.  Dansby Swanson pops out to shortstop Kevin McGonigle on the infield fly rule.
  9.  Kevin Alcántara strikes out swinging.
  10.  Pete Crow-Armstrong walks. Michael Busch scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. Ian Happ to 2nd.
  11.  Seiya Suzuki walks. Nico Hoerner scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 2nd.
  12.  Alex Bregman flies out to center fielder Matt Vierling.

Top 2nd

  1.  Dillon Dingler doubles (21) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Ian Happ.
  2.  Riley Greene flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
  3.  Spencer Torkelson flies out to left fielder Ian Happ.
  4.  Matt Vierling flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Carson Kelly walks.
  2.  Michael Busch strikes out swinging.
  3.  Nico Hoerner pops out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson in foul territory.
  4.  Ian Happ strikes out swinging.

Top 3rd

  1.  Ben Malgeri singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ.
  2.  Jake Rogers grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. Ben Malgeri to 2nd.
  3.  Gleyber Torres flies out to right fielder Kevin Alcántara in foul territory.
  4.  Kevin McGonigle strikes out swinging.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Dansby Swanson walks.
  2.  Kevin Alcántara strikes out swinging.
  3.  Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a line drive to right fielder Ben Malgeri. Dansby Swanson scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 2nd.
  4.  Seiya Suzuki walks.
  5.  Alex Bregman pops out to shortstop Kevin McGonigle on the infield fly rule.
  6.  Carson Kelly called out on strikes.

Top 4th

  1.  Hao-Yu Lee flies out to left fielder Ian Happ.
  2.  Dillon Dingler grounds out softly, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch.
  3.  Riley Greene grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher David Peterson.

Bot 4th

  1.  Michael Busch strikes out swinging.
  2.  Nico Hoerner lines out to right fielder Ben Malgeri.
  3.  Ian Happ lines out to center fielder Matt Vierling.

Top 5th

  1.  Spencer Torkelson grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch.
  2.  Matt Vierling flies out to right fielder Kevin Alcántara.
  3.  Ben Malgeri grounds out sharply, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch.

Bot 5th

  1.  Dansby Swanson singles on a line drive to right fielder Ben Malgeri.
  2.  Michael Conforto homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field. Dansby Swanson scores.
  3.  Pete Crow-Armstrong walks.
  4.  Seiya Suzuki grounds into a double play, second baseman Gleyber Torres to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Pete Crow-Armstrong out at 2nd. Seiya Suzuki out at 1st.
  5.  Alex Bregman grounds out, third baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.

Top 6th

  1.  Jake Rogers grounds out softly, pitcher David Peterson to first baseman Michael Busch.
  2.  Gleyber Torres called out on strikes.
  3.  Kevin McGonigle singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Michael Conforto.
  4.  Hao-Yu Lee grounds into a force out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to second baseman Nico Hoerner. Kevin McGonigle out at 2nd.

Bot 6th

  1.  Carson Kelly grounds out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
  2.  Michael Busch strikes out swinging.
  3.  Nico Hoerner lines out to right fielder Ben Malgeri.

Top 7th

  1.  Dillon Dingler walks.
  2.  Riley Greene strikes out swinging.
  3.  Spencer Torkelson flies out to left fielder Ian Happ.
  4.  Matt Vierling singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Dillon Dingler to 3rd.
  5.  Ben Malgeri flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.

Bot 7th

  1.  Ian Happ walks.
  2.  Dansby Swanson singles on a ground ball to shortstop Hao-Yu Lee. Ian Happ to 2nd.
  3.  Michael Conforto flies out to right fielder Ben Malgeri. Ian Happ to 3rd.
  4.  Pete Crow-Armstrong walks. Dansby Swanson to 2nd.
  5.  Cubs challenged (play at 1st): Seiya Suzuki grounds into a double play, third baseman Colt Keith to second baseman Gleyber Torres to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Pete Crow-Armstrong out at 2nd. Seiya Suzuki out at 1st.
  6.  Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to left fielder Matt Vierling. Dansby Swanson scores. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd.
  7.  Carson Kelly walks. Seiya Suzuki to 3rd. Alex Bregman to 2nd.
  8.  Michael Busch pops out to second baseman Gleyber Torres.

Top 8th

  1.  Cubs challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Jake Rogers called out on strikes.
  2.  Gleyber Torres strikes out swinging.
  3.  Colt Keith flies out to left fielder Ian Happ.

Bot 8th

  1.  Nico Hoerner grounds out, shortstop Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
  2.  Ian Happ hit by pitch.
  3.  Pedro Ramírez doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Matt Vierling. Ian Happ to 3rd.
  4.  Michael Conforto walks.
  5.  Justin Dean strikes out swinging.
  6.  Seiya Suzuki called out on strikes.

Top 9th

  1.  Hao-Yu Lee singles on a line drive to center fielder Justin Dean.
  2.  Dillon Dingler homers (22) on a fly ball to left center field. Hao-Yu Lee scores.
  3.  James Outman grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Aaron Civale.
  4.  Spencer Torkelson walks.
  5.  Matt Vierling singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Spencer Torkelson to 2nd.
  6.  Ben Malgeri grounds into a force out, third baseman Alex Bregman to second baseman Pedro Ramírez. Spencer Torkelson to 3rd. Matt Vierling out at 2nd. Ben Malgeri to 1st.
  7.  Jake Rogers walks. Ben Malgeri to 2nd.
  8.  Zach McKinstry flies out to center fielder Justin Dean.

Bot 1st

  1.  DET 0, CHC 2Carson Kelly singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ben Malgeri. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Seiya Suzuki scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd.CHC 84%
  2.  DET 0, CHC 3Michael Busch singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Ben Malgeri. Alex Bregman scores. Carson Kelly to 2nd.
  3.  DET 0, CHC 4Ian Happ singles on a fly ball to second baseman Gleyber Torres, deflected by right fielder Ben Malgeri. Carson Kelly scores. Michael Busch to 3rd. Nico Hoerner to 2nd.
  4.  DET 0, CHC 5Pete Crow-Armstrong walks. Michael Busch scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. Ian Happ to 2nd.
  5.  DET 0, CHC 6Seiya Suzuki walks. Nico Hoerner scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 2nd.

Bot 3rd

  1.  DET 0, CHC 7Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a line drive to right fielder Ben Malgeri. Dansby Swanson scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 2nd.

Bot 5th

  1.  DET 0, CHC 9Michael Conforto homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field. Dansby Swanson scores.

Bot 7th

  1.  DET 0, CHC 11Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to left fielder Matt Vierling. Dansby Swanson scores. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd.

Top 9th

  1.  DET 2, CHC 11Dillon Dingler homers (22) on a fly ball to left center field. Hao-Yu Lee scores.

Win probability

Bot 1st · Biggest swing #1 · DET 0–2 CHC

Carson Kelly singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ben Malgeri. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Seiya Suzuki scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd.

See it in the scoring summary
CHC 84%CHC +11 pts

Game leaders

TigersDetroit

CubsChicago

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Gleyber Torres 2B4000003.280
Zach McKinstry 2B1000000.190
Kevin McGonigle SS3010001.282
Colt Keith 3B1000000.255
Hao-Yu Lee SS4110000.256
Dillon Dingler C3122110.271
Riley Greene LF3000001.285
James Outman CF1000000.152
Spencer Torkelson 1B3000010.205
Matt Vierling LF4020000.209
Ben Malgeri RF4010000.267
Jake Rogers P3000011.167
Totals34272136

2B: Dingler.HR: Dingler.RBI: Dingler 2.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Framber Valdez L0.256621424.57
Ty Madden3.111145753.09
Brenan Hanifee2.022211284.08
Zach McKinstry1.0222302818.00
Jake Rogers1.010012230.00

Video

0:18Pete Crow-Armstrong triples in the 1st0:13Pete Crow-Armstrong's RBI single0:21Ian Happ's RBI single0:16Kevin Alcántara's sliding grab in foul territory
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