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July 21, 2026 · NL Cent

Detroit Tigers vs Chicago Cubs

July 21, 2026Wrigley FieldCloudy 82°F · 14 mph, In From LF
AWAY
Detroit Tigers
47-54
2
vs
HOME
Chicago Cubs
57-44
11

Game Highlights

Published July 21, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B1 Carson Kelly Carson Kelly singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ben Malgeri. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Seiya Suzuki scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd. DET 0, CHC 2
B1 Michael Busch Michael Busch singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Ben Malgeri. Alex Bregman scores. Carson Kelly to 2nd. DET 0, CHC 3
B1 Ian Happ 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. DET 0, CHC 4
B1 Pete Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong walks. Michael Busch scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. Ian Happ to 2nd. DET 0, CHC 5
B1 Seiya Suzuki Seiya Suzuki walks. Nico Hoerner scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 2nd. DET 0, CHC 6
B3 Pete Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a line drive to right fielder Ben Malgeri. Dansby Swanson scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 2nd. DET 0, CHC 7
B5 Michael Conforto Michael Conforto homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field. Dansby Swanson scores. DET 0, CHC 9
B7 Seiya Suzuki Cubs challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Seiya Suzuki grounds into a force out, third baseman Colt Keith to second baseman Gleyber Torres. Ian Happ scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd. Pete Crow-Armstrong out at 2nd. Seiya Suzuki to 1st. DET 0, CHC 10
B7 Alex Bregman Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to left fielder Matt Vierling. Dansby Swanson scores. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd. DET 0, CHC 11
T9 Dillon Dingler Dillon Dingler homers (22) on a fly ball to left center field. Hao-Yu Lee scores. DET 2, CHC 11

Box score

  123456789 R
DET 000000002 2
CHC 601020200 11

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Tigers AWAY 2

Tigers opened with Framber Valdez, then turned the bulk of the game over to Ty Madden. Out of the bullpen, Brenan Hanifee took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Framber Valdez Opener 0.2 42 6 1 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Framber Valdez threw
    CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 60% 4.2 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Sinker 22 52% 0 6 6 5 5
    Curveball 12 29% 2 2 1 6 1
    Slider 4 10% 1 0 0 3 0
    Changeup 3 7% 0 0 0 3 0
    Four-Seam Fastball 1 2% 0 0 0 1 0
  • Ty Madden Bulk 3.1 75 1 5 inherited 3, 1 scored
  • Brenan Hanifee Middle 2.0 28 2 1
  • Zach McKinstry Reliever 1.0 28 2 0
  • Jake Rogers Reliever 1.0 23 0 2
Cubs HOME 11

David Peterson started for Cubs, leaving with a 9–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, Aaron Civale took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • David Peterson Starter 6.2 94 0 4 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what David Peterson threw
    CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 58% 3.9 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 34 36% 3 6 7 11 7
    Sinker 27 29% 2 4 5 9 7
    Slider 15 16% 1 2 2 9 1
    Changeup 13 14% 4 0 2 4 3
    Curveball 5 5% 0 1 0 3 1
  • Aaron Civale Reliever 2.1 47 2 2 inherited 1, stranded 1

Where the game turned

2 runs Bottom 1st · off Valdez
  • Kelly 1B (2)

Batting lines

AWAY · DET
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Zach McKinstry 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .270 .290 .560
Colt Keith 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .300 .399 .699
Hao-Yu Lee SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .256 .287 .384 .671
Dillon Dingler C 3 1 2 2 1 0 .271 .336 .536 .872 HR (22), 2B
James Outman CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .152 .215 .275 .490
Spencer Torkelson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .205 .299 .415 .714
Matt Vierling LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .209 .261 .332 .593
Ben Malgeri RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .343 .333 .676
Jake Rogers P 3 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .274 .311 .585
Gleyber Torres 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .280 .397 .390 .787
Kevin McGonigle SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .282 .391 .425 .816
Riley Greene LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .285 .376 .471 .847
HOME · CHC
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Justin Dean CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .500 .667 1.167
Seiya Suzuki DH 3 1 0 2 3 1 .270 .360 .472 .832
Alex Bregman 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .241 .337 .362 .699
Carson Kelly C 3 1 1 2 2 1 .268 .362 .390 .752
Michael Busch 1B 5 1 1 1 0 3 .244 .368 .407 .775
Nico Hoerner SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 .247 .314 .340 .654
Ian Happ LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .218 .332 .429 .761
Pedro Ramírez 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .329 .443 .772 2B
Michael Conforto RF 2 1 1 2 1 0 .243 .331 .493 .824 HR (9)
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 2 1 2 2 3 0 .285 .384 .521 .905 3B
Dansby Swanson SS 3 3 2 0 1 0 .215 .296 .414 .710 SB
Kevin Alcántara RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .238 .200 .438

Pitching lines

AWAY · DET
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Framber Valdez 0.2 5 6 6 2 1 0 42 4.57 L
Ty Madden 3.1 1 1 1 4 5 0 75 3.09
Brenan Hanifee 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 28 4.08
Zach McKinstry 1.0 2 2 2 3 0 0 28 18.00
Jake Rogers 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 0.00
HOME · CHC
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
David Peterson 6.2 3 0 0 1 4 0 94 5.97 W
Aaron Civale 2.1 4 2 2 2 2 1 47 5.49

Manager comparison

AWAY · DET
A.J. Hinch
A.J. Hinch
Lineup 4.1 R Bunts 0.8 R IBBs 1.1 R
HOME · CHC
Craig Counsell
Craig Counsell
Lineup 3.3 R Bunts 0.7 R IBBs 0.9 R

Recent form

AWAY · DET
5-5 L1 +39 run diff
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HOME · CHC
7-3 W3 +23 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with DET listed first across 3 prior meetings.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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