The Tigers made some slick defensive plays behind Skubal, too, led by Riley Greene, Javier Báez, and Zach McKinstry. Kerry Carpenter had the highlight of the day though, as he helped out reliever Will Vest with a catch at the right-field wall to rob Seiya Suzuki of extra bases.

Tarik Skubal delivered a performance worthy of the October-like atmosphere, and Spencer Torkelson crushed a go-ahead home run to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 3-1 win over the Chicago Cubs in front of a sellout crowd of 40,