Dingler Powers Tigers Past Cubs in 10 Innings

CHICAGO (Interstat) — Dillon Dingler went 4-for-5 with two home runs and three RBIs as the Detroit Tigers took an 8-6, 10-inning victory over the Chicago Cubs on Monday at Wrigley Field.

Detroit seized a 4-0 lead in the first inning on Riley Greene’s three-run homer. The Cubs answered with Seiya Suzuki’s two-run shot in the third. After the Tigers added a run in the eighth, Ian Happ tied it 5-5 with a two-run homer in the bottom half.

In the 10th, Dingler singled in the go-ahead run, and Spencer Torkelson later added a two-run single. The Cubs scored once in the bottom of the 10th before Tyler Holton closed out the save.

Kenley Jansen (2-4) pitched a scoreless 10th for the win. Trent Thornton (2-3) took the loss. Greene finished 2-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs for Detroit. Happ homered for Chicago.

Attendance was 39,023. Time of game: 3:32. The Tigers improved to 47-53; the Cubs fell to 56-44.