Cubs 4, Tigers 2: The streak is over

Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports The first matchup of a weekend three-game series against the Cubs saw the north-siders defeat the Tigers, 4-2.

Jake Arrieta, who’s no slouch but isn’t quite the pitcher he was five years ago, got the nod for the Cubs. Tarik Skubal started for the Tigers, and whether you value pitcher wins as a useful stat or you think they’re overrated, you don’t want to be sitting at 0-5 on the year, whatever the case. But that’s where Skubal was, coming into tonight.

Both teams traded zeros until the third, when Willson Contreras snuck a one-out single under Jeimer Candelario’s glove, and Kris Bryant squeaked a home run just over the right-field fence to make it 2-0 for the Cubs.

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