The Tigers headed to the Windy City for a two-team road trip, with three games against the Cubs to start the week, and a four-game weekend series against the White Sox to round it off.
Detroit continued to employ its bullpen in lieu of a start, with Alex Faedo playing the opener against Javier Assad for the Cubs.
In the first, Parker Meadows got things going with a leadoff walk. Three quick outs followed, however. In the home half, Seiya Suzuki got a two-out walk, then Cody Bellinger singled, but Faedo got the final out of the inning with a pop out to leave them stranded.