Chicago Cubs at Detroit Tigers
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Flaherty fans 9 in 6 scoreless innings as Tigers beat Cubs 4-0 in matchup of AL-NL Central leaders
The AL Central-leading Tigers improved to 43-24, while the NL Central-best Cubs fell to 40-25 in the first matchup this season of 40-win teams. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, June 8 matched the earliest such matchup since 2004. The Yankees and Dodgers played the first such game of last season, also on June 8.
Flaherty (5-6) allowed two hits and three walks. After a rough start, the 29-year-old right-hander is 3-1 with a 1.46 ERA and 29 strikeouts in his last four starts.
Cubs rookie starter Cade Horton (3-1) took his first career loss, allowing four runs on seven hits and two walks in six innings.
Detroit took a 2-0 lead on Spencer Torkelson's two-run double in the first and Flaherty retired the first nine batters he faced.
Chicago rallied in the fourth, getting four baserunners but failing to score. Ian Happ and Kyle Tucker led off with walks, and Pete Crow-Armstrong lined a one-out single to right. Right fielder Kerry Carpenter threw Happ out at the plate. Carson Kelly walked to load the bases before Parker Meadows made a jumping catch of Michael Busch's 107-mph liner to center.
The Tigers doubled the lead in the fifth on a two-run double by Riley Greene.
The Tigers are off on Monday before RHP Sawyer Gipson-Long (0-0. 7.36) is scheduled to start on Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Busch flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | Kelly grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Crow-Armstrong struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Vest relieved Kahnle |
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8th Inning | Báez flied out to center. |
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8th Inning | McKinstry singled to right, McKinstry to second, Torkelson to third. |
Statistics
 CHC |
 DET |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 3 | Ground Balls | 7 |
| 12 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 0 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 4 | Hits | 10 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 0 | Runs | 4 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 30 | At Bats | 34 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 12 | Runners Left On Base | 17 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 3 |
| 15 | Fly Balls | 19 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 136 | Pitches | 116 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 5 | Total Bases | 13 |
| 33 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 0.6 | Runs Created | 4.4 |
| .133 | Batting Average | .294 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .167 | Slugging Percentage | .382 |
| .133 | Secondary Average | .147 |
| .212 | On Base Percentage | .333 |
| .379 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .716 |
| 0.2 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.6 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.0 |
| 6.0 | Batter Rating | 32.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.12 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.22 |
| .033 | Isolated Power | .088 |
| 0.25 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.25 |
| .091 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .056 |
| .000 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.147 |
| 0.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 0.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.2 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 59.3 | MLB Rating | 82.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 40,343 | Capacity: