Major League Baseball
Chi. Cubs 5, Detroit 2
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 2:20 PM
When: 2:20 PM ET, Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 92°
Umpires: Home - Jim Reynolds, 1B - John Tumpane, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Mark Wegner
Attendance: 40510
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Detroit 101000000291
Chi. Cubs 01010120-570
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Detroit 38-50 23-21 15-29 L2
Chi. Cubs 49-35 26-14 23-21 W6
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Chicago Cubs have a 26-14 record at home this season. The Detroit Tigers have a 15-29 record on the road.
  • Chi. Cubs has a streak of 6 straight up wins. The Cubs have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Detroit has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Tigers have won 2 of their last 10 games.
  • Jose Quintana pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.22. Brandon Morrow closed out the game to get the save and has 19 saves for the season. Francisco Liriano took the loss for Detroit.
  • Willson Contreras, David Bote hit homeruns for Chi. Cubs. Nicholas Castellanos, John Hicks hit homeruns for Detroit.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Detroit   Chi. Cubs
Francisco Liriano Player Jose Quintana
Loss W/L Win
6.0 IP 6.0
5 Strikeouts 4
5 Hits 5
4.50 ERA 3.00
Hitting
Detroit   Chi. Cubs
Jose Iglesias Player Willson Contreras
3 Hits 2
0 RBI 3
0 HR 1
4 TB 6
.750 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Detroit 9 2 18 .273 8 2 4 0 1
Chi. Cubs 7 2 15 .233 7 4 6 3 0
Upcoming Games
  • Chi. Cubs will play their next game at home against Cincinnati. The Cubs have a W/L % of .562 after a win and .611 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Texas. The Tigers have a W/L % of .462 after a win and .408 after a loss.