Detroit Tigers outfielder/third baseman Matt Vierling is dealing with a shoulder injury, but he expects to make a full recovery — without surgery.

But as the MLB-leading Tigers (42-24) host the National League’s top team — the Chicago Cubs (40-24) — Comerica Park is busy as ever. After drawing a crowd of 41,034 for Saturday’s matchup, the Tigers logged consecutive sell outs for the first time since the final series of 2024 against the Chicago White Sox.

Jahmai Jones — pinch-hitting in his Detroit Tigers debut — crushed a home run on the first pitch he saw in the eighth inning June 6 at Comerica Park.

The language barrier between Seiya Suzuki and his teammates disappears on days like Saturday at Comerica Park, where the Japanese slugger hit two home runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 6-1 win over the Detroit Tigers.

Vierling made sure Jones was stretching and getting loose by the third inning. And when Jones got his call, to pinch-hit for Kerry Carpenter in the eighth, he was more than ready. He walloped the first pitch he saw, a hanging breaking ball, and knocked it over the wall in left.

Everyone from known MLB journalists to casual fans seemed to have a bone to pick with Doug Eddings on Saturday afternoon.

Tarik Skubal saw Seiya Suzuki’s fly ball carrying deep to right and thought of Kristian Campbell, the Red Sox rookie whose fly ball to a similar spot cleared the wall for a go-ahead home run in the 11th inning on May 13.

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