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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.

Craig Counsell speaks after the Cubs' 4-0 loss to the Tigers, breaking down Nico Hoerner's ejections in the 5th inning, leading to his own ejection

Detroit – Jack Flaherty locked down one of the most potent offenses in baseball for six innings Sunday, helping the Tigers take down the Chicago Cubs 4-0 in the rubber match of the three-game series before another sellout crowd (40,343) at Comerica Park. The three games against the Cubs drew 121,509.

Jack Flaherty pitched six strong innings, Spencer Torkelson hit a two-run double and the host Detroit Tigers blanked the Chicago Cubs, 4-0, on Sunday afternoon.