DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers blanked the Chicago Cubs, 4-0, on Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park to win a weekend showdown between the top teams in each league. The Tigers (43-24) took two of three from the Cubs (40-25), with all three games played in front of sellout crowds.

Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner repeated every word from his viral ejection at the press conference after Sunday's game.

Chicago will next take on the Philadelphia Phillies in a three-game series starting Monday before returning home for a 10-game homestand. It appears they may soon have some pitching reinforcements on the way, most notably last season's 15-game winner Shota Imanaga.

The Tigers were riding high after a solid win on Friday night. Unfortunately, they were brought back down to Earth on Saturday afternoon. While the Cubs only had seven hits in the contest, five of them went over the outfield wall. That is right, five home runs led Chicago to a convincing 6-1 win over the Tigers.

Four teams are reported to be the most aggressive buyers, ahead of this year's MLB trade deadline. The deadline is July 31.

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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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.