CHICAGO (Interstat) — Dillon Dingler homered twice and drove in three runs, and the Detroit Tigers scored three times in the 10th inning to beat the Chicago Cubs 8-6 on Monday night at Wrigley Field before a crowd of 39,023.

The game lasted 3 hours, 32 minutes and featured a back-and-forth battle that saw the Tigers erase a two-run deficit in the eighth inning and then rally again after the Cubs tied the game in the bottom of the ninth.

Detroit jumped on Cubs starter Jameson Taillon immediately. Gleyber Torres singled, Colt Keith doubled and Riley Greene launched a three-run homer to right center field in the first inning, making it 3-0. Dingler followed with a solo home run to center field, his 20th of the season, and the Tigers led 4-0 after the top of the first.

Cubs starter Taillon settled down after that, striking out six in four-plus innings while allowing four runs on five hits. The Cubs answered in the third inning off Detroit starter Jack Flaherty. Miguel Amaya singled, Seiya Suzuki crushed a two-run homer to center field, and Michael Busch followed with a solo shot to center, cutting the lead to 4-3.

The score remained 4-3 until the eighth inning, when Dingler struck again. Leading off the top of the eighth, the catcher hit his second home run of the game, a solo shot to left center field, extending the Tigers’ lead to 5-3.

The Cubs responded swiftly in the bottom of the eighth. Alex Bregman singled off Tigers reliever Drew Sommers, and Ian Happ followed with a two-run homer to right center field, tying the game 5-5.

Both teams had chances in the ninth. Detroit put a runner on in the top half but could not score. In the bottom of the ninth, the Cubs loaded the bases with two outs against Tigers closer Kenley Jansen, but Jansen struck out Alex Bregman on a foul tip to end the threat and send the game to extra innings.

In the 10th inning, Tigers second baseman Hao‑Yu Lee started the inning as the automatic runner on second. Riley Greene singled off Cubs reliever Trent Thornton, moving Lee to third. Dingler followed with an RBI single to left field, scoring Lee for a 6-5 lead. Kerry Carpenter reached on a fielder’s choice, and a throwing error by Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner loaded the bases. Spencer Torkelson then singled to center field, driving in Greene and Dingler to make it 8-5.

The Cubs threatened in the bottom of the 10th. Automatic runner Alex Bregman scored on a fielder’s choice by Pedro Ramírez, cutting the lead to 8-6. Dansby Swanson singled, but Tigers reliever Tyler Holton induced a groundout from Carson Kelly to end the game and record his first save of the season.

Kenley Jansen, who pitched a scoreless ninth with two strikeouts, earned the victory, improving to 2-4. Thornton took the loss, falling to 2-3. Holton pitched a perfect 10th inning, allowing no earned runs while striking out none.

Dingler finished 4-for-5 with two home runs and three RBIs, capping a bounce-back performance after going hitless in his previous two games. The catcher entered the game 2-for-14 in his last four contests before Monday night. Greene went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs.

For the Cubs, Happ connected for his 18th home run of the season, driving in two runs. Suzuki and Busch also homered in the third inning. Cubs starter Taillon allowed four runs on five hits over 4 1/3 innings with six strikeouts. Cubs reliever Ryan Rolison pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings.

Detroit pitching combined for 15 strikes, 56 balls and 15 balls in play. Chicago pitching combined for 25 strikes, 76 balls and 25 balls in play.

The Tigers improved to 47-53 with the victory, while the Cubs dropped to 56-44. Detroit had lost three of its previous five games coming into Monday, including a 3-2 defeat at the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. The Cubs had won five of their last six contests, including a 10-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.

The two teams meet again Tuesday and Wednesday at Wrigley Field before Detroit returns home to host the Kansas City Royals on Thursday. The Cubs will travel to Pittsburgh for a three-game series beginning Friday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Chicago Cubs 7, Detroit Tigers 6. Interstat’s ELO system gave the Cubs a 59.10 percent probability to win. Detroit was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 14 went under the over/under line of 11.5.