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# RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Detroit Tigers @ Chicago Cubs
Slate date: 2026-07-21
Generated: 2026-08-05 02:28:22 PM ET — all data is as of this moment
Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs
Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter
Size: ~3.7K tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 8:05 PM ET
- Venue: Wrigley Field (night game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 2 of 3
- Status: Final — Detroit Tigers 2, Chicago Cubs 11 (at generation time)
- Away: Detroit Tigers [DET] — record 47-54 (.465)
    Probable starter: Framber Valdez — 6-7, 4.41 ERA, 120.1 IP, 98 K / 43 BB, 1.39 WHIP (22 GS)
- Home: Chicago Cubs [CHC] — record 57-44 (.564)
    Probable starter: David Peterson — 6-7, 5.52 ERA, 101.0 IP, 85 K / 40 BB, 1.48 WHIP (14 GS)

## RECENT FORM — Detroit Tigers [DET] (last 3 completed games, most recent first)
Summary: 3-0 in last 3 | scored 27 (9.0/gm), allowed 6 (2.0/gm), combined 33 (11.0/gm)

### 2026-08-04 — W 8-0 @ Seattle Mariners
Innings: DET 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 | SEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R/H/E: DET 8/13/0 — SEA 0/4/1
Decisions: W: Troy Melton  |  L: Emerson Hancock
Conditions: Weather: 77 degrees, Cloudy.  |  Wind: 9 mph, L To R.  |  First pitch: 6:41 PM.  |  T: 2:28.  |  Att: 35,752.
DET batting: 8 R, 13 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 5 BB, 11 K, 1 SB, 16 LOB
  Kevin McGonigle (SS): 0-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .284
  Gleyber Torres (2B): 1-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K  | avg .267
  Dillon Dingler (C): 2-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI  | avg .272
  Riley Greene (LF): 3-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K  | avg .278
  Colt Keith (DH): 3-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB  | avg .273
  Spencer Torkelson (1B): 1-5, 3 K  | avg .220
  Max Clark (CF): 0-4, 1 BB, 3 K  | avg .375
  Javier Báez (SS): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .280
  Zach McKinstry (2B): 3-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB  | avg .219
DET pitching:
  Troy Melton: 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 97 pitches  | season ERA 1.58
  Jacob Waguespack: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches  | season ERA 1.66
  Yilber Díaz: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 30 pitches  | season ERA 37.80
SEA batting: 0 R, 4 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 13 LOB
  Cole Young (2B): 0-2, 2 BB  | avg .267
  Randy Arozarena (LF): 1-4  | avg .282
  Dominic Canzone (RF): 1-4, 1 K  | avg .257
  Julio Rodríguez (CF): 1-3, 1 BB  | avg .255
  Josh Naylor (1B): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .261
  Cal Raleigh (C): 1-4, 2 K  | avg .163
  Brendan Donovan (3B): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .261
  Taylor Ward (DH): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .245
  Colt Emerson (SS): 0-3, 2 K  | avg .197
SEA pitching:
  Emerson Hancock: 6.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 94 pitches  | season ERA 3.33
  Michael Rucker: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 4.15
  Josh Simpson: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 13 pitches  | season ERA 6.75
  Seranthony Domínguez: 0.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 26 pitches  | season ERA 4.89
  Cole Wilcox: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 9 pitches  | season ERA 3.08

### 2026-08-02 — W 11-0 @ Athletics
Innings: DET 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 1 | ATH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R/H/E: DET 11/12/0 — ATH 0/7/0
Decisions: W: Keider Montero  |  L: Gage Jump
Conditions: Weather: 95 degrees, Sunny.  |  Wind: 3 mph, L To R.  |  First pitch: 1:05 PM.  |  T: 3:13.  |  Att: 8,237.
DET batting: 11 R, 12 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 9 BB, 7 K, 0 SB, 22 LOB
  Gleyber Torres (2B): 1-2, 3 R, 2 RBI, 4 BB  | avg .269
  Dillon Dingler (DH): 2-5, 2 R, 3 K, 1 HBP  | avg .270
  Kevin McGonigle (SS): 0-4, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K  | avg .287
  Eduardo Valencia (C): 2-5, 1 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2 K  | avg .452
  Spencer Torkelson (1B): 2-5, 1 2B, 3 RBI  | avg .220
  Hao-Yu Lee (3B): 1-5, 1 RBI  | avg .267
  Max Clark (CF): 1-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K  | avg .500
  Ben Malgeri (LF): 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB  | avg .268
    Colt Keith (PH): 0-1  | avg .266
    James Outman (LF): 1-1, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI  | avg .168
  Zach McKinstry (RF): 2-5, 1 R  | avg .211
DET pitching:
  Keider Montero: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 86 pitches  | season ERA 3.17
  Tyler Holton: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 9 pitches  | season ERA 3.06
  Drew Anderson: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 22 pitches  | season ERA 4.24
  Enmanuel De Jesus: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 19 pitches  | season ERA 3.63
ATH batting: 0 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 7 K, 0 SB, 13 LOB
  Donovan Walton (2B): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .288
  Tyler Soderstrom (LF): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K  | avg .242
  Jonah Heim (C): 1-3, 1 BB  | avg .232
  Tommy White (3B): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .283
  Lawrence Butler (RF): 1-3  | avg .211
    Jonathan Ornelas (PH): 0-1, 1 K  | avg .200
  Carlos Cortes (P): 0-2, 1 BB  | avg .262
    Brian Serven (PH): 1-1  | avg .250
  Alika Williams (SS): 1-4, 1 K  | avg .265
  Jeff McNeil (1B): 2-4  | avg .251
  Henry Bolte (CF): 0-3, 1 K, 1 HBP  | avg .253
ATH pitching:
  Gage Jump: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 6 BB, 5 K, 88 pitches  | season ERA 4.59
  Elvis Alvarado: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches  | season ERA 4.72
  Hogan Harris: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches  | season ERA 3.31
  Hayden Juenger: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 19 pitches  | season ERA 3.72
  Ben Bowden: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 40 pitches  | season ERA 36.00
  Carlos Cortes: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches  | season ERA 10.29

### 2026-08-01 — W 8-6 @ Athletics
Innings: DET 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 | ATH 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1
R/H/E: DET 8/15/0 — ATH 6/15/0
Decisions: W: Framber Valdez  |  L: Jack Perkins  |  SV: Kenley Jansen
Conditions: Weather: 98 degrees, Clear.  |  Wind: 6 mph, Out To RF.  |  First pitch: 6:40 PM.  |  T: 3:09.  |  Att: 10,426.
DET batting: 8 R, 15 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 2 BB, 11 K, 0 SB, 15 LOB
  Kevin McGonigle (3B): 3-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .290
  Gleyber Torres (2B): 2-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K  | avg .266
  Dillon Dingler (C): 1-5, 1 K  | avg .268
  Riley Greene (LF): 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .274
  Colt Keith (DH): 2-3, 1 RBI  | avg .267
    Eduardo Valencia (DH): 2-2  | avg .462
  Spencer Torkelson (1B): 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .218
  Max Clark (CF): 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K  | avg .556
  Javier Báez (SS): 0-5, 2 K  | avg .289
  Zach McKinstry (RF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K  | avg .207
DET pitching:
  Framber Valdez: 7.0 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 96 pitches  | season ERA 4.41
  Kyle Finnegan: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches  | season ERA 3.50
  Jacob Waguespack: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 9 pitches  | season ERA 1.74
  Kenley Jansen: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 20 pitches  | season ERA 3.94
ATH batting: 6 R, 15 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 3 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, 25 LOB
  Jacob Wilson (DH): 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .274
  Jonah Heim (1B): 0-5, 1 K  | avg .230
  Tyler Soderstrom (LF): 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K  | avg .242
  Tommy White (3B): 3-4, 1 R  | avg .304
    Carlos Cortes (PH): 0-1, 1 K  | avg .264
  Lawrence Butler (RF): 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K  | avg .209
  Alika Williams (SS): 1-2, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .266
    Jeff McNeil (2B): 1-2, 1 RBI  | avg .248
  Henry Bolte (CF): 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .257
  Brian Serven (C): 0-3, 1 BB  | avg .182
  Jonathan Ornelas (2B): 1-3, 1 K  | avg .250
    Donovan Walton (SS): 1-1  | avg .298
ATH pitching:
  Jack Perkins: 5.1 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 91 pitches  | season ERA 6.72
  José Suarez: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 30 pitches  | season ERA 4.68
  Scott Blewett: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 38 pitches  | season ERA 1.69
  Luis Medina: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 24 pitches  | season ERA 3.91

## RECENT FORM — Chicago Cubs [CHC] (last 3 completed games, most recent first)
Summary: 2-1 in last 3 | scored 16 (5.3/gm), allowed 8 (2.7/gm), combined 24 (8.0/gm)

### 2026-08-04 — W 5-1 vs Los Angeles Dodgers
Innings: LAD 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | CHC 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 x
R/H/E: LAD 1/4/0 — CHC 5/9/0
Decisions: W: Ryan Rolison  |  L: Tarik Skubal
Conditions: Weather: 83 degrees, Partly Cloudy.  |  Wind: 8 mph, Out To CF.  |  First pitch: 7:05 PM.  |  T: 2:32.  |  Att: 40,584.
LAD batting: 1 R, 4 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 8 LOB
  Shohei Ohtani (DH): 1-4  | avg .293
  Andy Pages (CF): 0-4  | avg .268
  Freddie Freeman (1B): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .310
  Max Muncy (3B): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K  | avg .253
  Mookie Betts (SS): 0-3  | avg .223
  Kyle Tucker (RF): 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI  | avg .243
  Teoscar Hernández (LF): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .256
  Tommy Edman (2B): 0-3  | avg .293
  Ben Rortvedt (C): 0-2  | avg .000
    Alex Call (PH): 0-1  | avg .246
LAD pitching:
  Tarik Skubal: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 85 pitches  | season ERA 2.81
  Alex Vesia: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 3.03
  Evan Phillips: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 8 pitches  | season ERA 5.19
  Edwin Díaz: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 23 pitches  | season ERA 9.35
  Jack Dreyer: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3 pitches  | season ERA 2.96
CHC batting: 5 R, 9 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 8 K, 2 SB, 13 LOB
  Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K, 2 SB  | avg .284
  Seiya Suzuki (RF): 1-2, 1 RBI, 2 BB  | avg .274
  Alex Bregman (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B  | avg .246
  Michael Busch (1B): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .241
  Nico Hoerner (2B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI  | avg .258
  Tyrone Taylor (LF): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .236
    Ian Happ (LF): 0-0, 1 BB  | avg .215
  Dansby Swanson (SS): 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .219
  Pedro Ramírez (3B): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .295
  Miguel Amaya (C): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .233
CHC pitching:
  Javier Assad: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 88 pitches  | season ERA 3.58
  Ryan Rolison: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches  | season ERA 2.40
  Tyler Ferguson: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2 pitches  | season ERA 6.00
  Ryan Zeferjahn: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 9 pitches  | season ERA 3.59
  Jacob Webb: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 2.54

### 2026-08-03 — W 10-5 vs Los Angeles Dodgers
Innings: LAD 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 | CHC 2 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 x
R/H/E: LAD 5/10/1 — CHC 10/10/1
Decisions: W: Matthew Boyd  |  L: Justin Wrobleski
Conditions: Weather: 76 degrees, Clear.  |  Wind: 10 mph, In From RF.  |  First pitch: 7:05 PM.  |  T: 2:40.  |  Att: 39,384.
LAD batting: 5 R, 10 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 1 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 8 LOB
  Shohei Ohtani (DH): 2-4, 1 R  | avg .294
  Andy Pages (CF): 1-4, 1 R  | avg .270
  Tommy Edman (2B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K  | avg .300
  Freddie Freeman (1B): 1-4, 1 K  | avg .309
  Mookie Betts (SS): 0-4  | avg .226
  Kyle Tucker (RF): 2-3, 1 R, 1 BB  | avg .240
  Teoscar Hernández (LF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI  | avg .259
  Enrique Hernández (3B): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .313
    Alex Call (PH): 0-1  | avg .248
  Eliezer Alfonzo (C): 1-3  | avg .185
LAD pitching:
  Justin Wrobleski: 4.1 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 91 pitches  | season ERA 3.31
  Edgardo Henriquez: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 30 pitches  | season ERA 3.27
  Tanner Scott: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 14 pitches  | season ERA 2.38
  Jonathan Hernández: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 28 pitches  | season ERA 7.32
CHC batting: 10 R, 10 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 7 BB, 10 K, 1 SB, 12 LOB
  Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF): 1-4, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .282
  Seiya Suzuki (RF): 1-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .273
  Alex Bregman (DH): 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 K  | avg .246
  Carson Kelly (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .260
  Michael Busch (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 K  | avg .243
  Nico Hoerner (2B): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K  | avg .256
  Pedro Ramírez (3B): 1-4, 2 K  | avg .307
  Dansby Swanson (SS): 2-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB  | avg .214
  Kevin Alcántara (LF): 1-1, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .238
    Ian Happ (LF): 0-1, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .215
CHC pitching:
  Matthew Boyd: 6.2 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 92 pitches  | season ERA 3.59
  Trent Thornton: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches  | season ERA 2.86
  Jake Woodford: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches  | season ERA 7.18

### 2026-08-02 — L 1-2 vs New York Yankees
Innings: NYY 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 | CHC 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
R/H/E: NYY 2/5/0 — CHC 1/4/1
Decisions: W: Gerrit Cole  |  L: Colin Rea  |  SV: David Bednar
Conditions: Weather: 71 degrees, Overcast.  |  Wind: 13 mph, In From LF.  |  First pitch: 1:20 PM.  |  T: 2:49.  |  Att: 40,057.
NYY batting: 2 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, 11 LOB
  Trent Grisham (CF): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .211
  Ben Rice (1B): 0-4, 3 K  | avg .266
  Amed Rosario (DH): 1-4, 1 K  | avg .236
  Spencer Jones (LF): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .237
  Jasson Domínguez (RF): 1-4, 1 K  | avg .230
  Jazz Chisholm Jr. (2B): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .220
  Ryan McMahon (3B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 K  | avg .207
  José Caballero (SS): 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI  | avg .244
  Austin Wells (C): 0-1, 1 BB  | avg .161
    Paul Goldschmidt (PH): 0-1  | avg .246
NYY pitching:
  Gerrit Cole: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 99 pitches  | season ERA 3.42
  Brent Headrick: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 20 pitches  | season ERA 1.42
  Paul Blackburn: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches  | season ERA 2.08
  David Bednar: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 23 pitches  | season ERA 2.61
CHC batting: 1 R, 4 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 6 BB, 10 K, 3 SB, 21 LOB
  Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF): 0-1, 3 BB  | avg .282
  Seiya Suzuki (RF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K  | avg .273
  Michael Busch (1B): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .241
    Justin Dean (PR): 0-0, 1 SB  | avg .375
  Alex Bregman (3B): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .247
  Ian Happ (LF): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .216
  Nico Hoerner (2B): 1-4, 1 SB  | avg .257
  Pedro Ramírez (DH): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB  | avg .309
  Dansby Swanson (SS): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .210
  Miguel Amaya (C): 0-3, 2 K  | avg .239
    Michael Conforto (PH): 0-1, 1 K  | avg .231
CHC pitching:
  Colin Rea: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 87 pitches  | season ERA 4.59
  Ryan Rolison: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 30 pitches  | season ERA 2.45
  Aaron Civale: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches  | season ERA 5.22

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