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CHICAGO — Miguel Amaya hit his first career grand slam and drove in a personal-best five runs, and the Chicago Cubs pounded the Detroit Tigers 10-2. Justin Steele struck out a season-high 10 in seven innings, and the Cubs came away with an easy win in the rubber game as they try to make up ground in the race for the National League's third wild card. Amaya gave the Cubs a 4-0 lead in the second inning with his drive to left against reliever Kenta Maeda. He also capped a four-run seventh with an RBI single off the ivy in left-center, though he got thrown out stretching for a double. Cody Bellinger doubled and scored in the third. He also singled in a run in the fourth to make it 6-0. Maeda took the loss.
