Montero, Lee lead Tigers past Cubs 5‑1 at Wrigley

CHICAGO (Interstat) — Keider Montero pitched 5 1/3 innings of three-hit ball and Hao-Yu Lee drove in three runs as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago Cubs 5-1 on Wednesday at Wrigley Field.

Montero (7-5) allowed one earned run, struck out eight and walked none for Detroit, which improved to 48-54. Lee’s three-run homer in the fourth inning off Cubs starter Colin Rea broke a 1-1 tie and put the Tigers ahead 4-1. Zach McKinstry added an RBI double in the ninth. Rea (7-7) took the loss, giving up four earned runs on six hits over five innings.

The Cubs (57-45) scored their only run in the first inning. Detroit added a run in the second and three in the fourth before McKinstry’s insurance run in the ninth. Kyle Finnegan, Drew Anderson and Kenley Jansen each pitched a scoreless inning of relief to close out the victory.

Attendance was 40,512. The game lasted 2 hours, 32 minutes.