Scouting: Cubs @ Tigers

Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park

TV: Channel 9 today and Thursday; Comcast SportsNet Wednesday

Radio: WGN 720-AM

Pitching matchups: The Cubs' Carlos Zambrano (4-2) vs. Edwin Jackson (6-4) today at 6:05 p.m.; Rich Harden (4-3) vs. Rick Porcello (8-4) Wednesday at 6:05 p.m.; Ted Lilly (7-4) vs. Armando Galarraga (3-7) Thursday at 12:05 p.m.

At a glance: This is the Cubs' first foray into Comerica since manager Don Baylor brought a contending club to Detroit in 2001. The Cubs played at Tiger Stadium in 1998. The Tigers (38-31) hold a 4-game lead over the second-place Twins in the AL Central. Miguel Cabrera entered Monday second in the AL in batting, at .333 and ninth in OPS, at .951. He has 2 homers vs. Zambrano. Porcello was the Tigers' No. 1 draft pick in 2007. The Cubs are 5-3 in interleague play; the Tigers are 6-6.

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