MLB Umpire’s Actions Toward Cubs Players Catch Attention originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers headed into Sunday’s game at Comerica Park knotted 1-1 in their early-June showdown, and neither club has shown any signs of slowing down in what has become one of baseball’s best cross-league matchups.

Jack Flaherty struck out nine over six scoreless innings as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago Cubs 4-0 and took two of three games in a matchup of two of the MLB's top teams.

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The Chicago Cubs go into MLB games today as one of the best teams in baseball, boasting the highest run differential (+109) in MLB. While the Cubs roster is already strong, Chicago’s front office does have its eye on a few ways to improve it at the MLB trade deadline.

The Chicago Cubs are coming off a disappointing weekend, but they won't be getting any sympathy cards from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The MLB season is in full swing, and we're starting to know where teams stand. Teams like the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants continue to prove they're for real, while the Atlanta Braves have now fallen to 10 games under .

Names like Sandy Alcantara and Erick Fedde have been floated as potential starting pitcher targets. Also, bullpen arms such as Kyle Finnegan or Michael Kopech —just activated from the Dodgers’ IL—could draw interest as well.

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Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner paid the price for it Sunday. Thomas was working home plate for Sunday's game between the Cubs and Detroit Tigers. He called Hoerner out on a bad called third strike. He then swiftly ejected Hoerner after Hoerner protested the call.