Michigan Sports

Sterling pitching leads Tigers to win at Wrigley

CHICAGO (AP) -- Keider Montero and four relievers combined on a four-hitter, Hao-Yu Lee hit a three-run homer and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 on Wednesday night.

Spencer Torkelson also homered for the Tigers, who have won five of their last six series, including two sweeps.

Montero (7-5) struck out eight and allowed one run on three hits -- one of which was Seiya Suzuki’s 17th homer in the first inning.

, Drew Anderson and Kyle Finnegan combined to allow just one hit before Kenley Jansen sealed the game with a hitless ninth.

In the fourth inning, Lee drove a fastball 389 feet to left field for a tiebreaking three-run homer that gave the Tigers a 4-1 lead. Torkelson tied the game at 1 in the second with his homer to left-center field, his 19th of the season.

Zach McKinstry capped the scoring with a double in the ninth for Detroit.

Chicago’s Colin Rea (7-7) allowed four runs on six hits while striking out five in five innings.

The Cubs had won three straight series.

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