Back to the Chicago Cubs Newsfeed

Jon Lester looks to tame Tigers for Cubs in series finale

With cooler weather and possible showers rolling into Chicago, Joe Maddon will send southpaw Jon Lester to the mound in hopes of walking away with a series split against Miguel Cabrera and these dangerous Detroit Tigers.

Last night, right-hander Jason Hammel was mauled by this offense early on – surrendering five earned runs on three home runs in only three innings of work. He was removed from the game along with Tigers (57-61) after the rain delay that nearly lasted two hours.