Tarik Skubal pitched one-run ball into the eighth inning, and Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 in the opener of a weekend series between two of the majors' best teams.

The MLB-leading Detroit Tigers are anticipating a large crowd for their weekend series against the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs in Detroit.

Thursday, closing as a -149 moneyline favorite. They won 2 of 3 games in that series and have won 4 of their last 5 games. Chicago is 11-3 over its last 14 games and 6-2 on the road in that span. The Tigers lost to the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on the road Thursday,

The Indiana Fever are coming off a win against the Washington Mystics on June 3. Today, the Fever face off for the second time this season with the Chicago Sky. Indiana will be without Caitlin Clark for at least one more game.

It's the Indiana Fever vs Chicago Sky this Saturday, June 7, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. This Commissioner's Cup match up begins at 8 PM ET on CBS. Saturday's game will be the second meeting between the two teams this season.

Entering Saturday, the Chicago Sky will play their first game in a week, looking to extend their two-game winning streak following a rough 0-4 start. A major change from that game: Fever guard Caitlin Clark will be sidelined as she rehabs a quad injury sustained last week.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to plague the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region, with multiple states under air quality alerts.

An air quality alert is in effect until midnight Thursday for the Chicago area as Canadian wildfires continue, officials said. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency declared an Air