Matchup: Detroit Tigers (56-61) vs. Chicago Cubs (67-49).
Time/TV/radio: First of a two-game series, 8:05 p.m., Wrigley Field, Chicago, FSD, MLB Network (blacked out locally), WXYT-FM (97.1; click here for radio affiliates).
First-pitch weather forecast: Thunderstorms, 80 degrees, 65% chance of rain (hour-by-hour forecast).
Scheduled starting pitchers: RHP Anibal Sanchez (10-10, 4.95 ERA) vs. RHP Jason Hammel (6-5-, 3.10).
The skinny: Talk about the dog days of summer. The Tigers' road trip continues with a quick series against yet another playoff hopeful.