Toronto Blue Jays vs Chicago Cubs

MLB

Blue Jays

59-66

1-0

Final

Cubs

61-64

Wrigley Field

TV: Sportsnet

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
TOR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
CHC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Who won: Blue Jays 1-0

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Sunday, August 18, 2024 at Wrigley Field. The Cubs win the series 2-1. Joey Loperfido went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Blue Jays.

Recap · Aug 18

Bowden Francis throws 7 scoreless innings as Blue Jays shut out Cubs 1-0

Rookie Joey Loperfido homered, Bowden Francis threw seven scoreless innings, and the Toronto Blue Jays shut out the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Sunday.

What it means

Season series: CHC win series 2-1.
Blue Jays 30-35 on the road; Cubs 34-28 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 4d ago

Cubs' Jed Hoyer makes 'pitching acquisition' top offseason priority

ESPN · 5d ago

Padres silence Cubs' bats again, finish off 2-game wild-card sweep

ESPN · 5d ago

Wrigley Field rooftop business can't sell tickets to Cubs games

Recap · 6d ago

Gavin Sheets' pinch-hit homer propels dominant Padres past Cubs 4-1 for 2-game Wild Card sweep

ESPN · 6d ago

Padres pummel Cubs behind Tatis' leadoff blast, King's gem in Game 1

Recap · Sep 30

Padres rout Cubs 8-0 in emphatic Wild Card opener with Tatis' leadoff homer, King's no-hit bid

ESPN · Sep 28

Cubs' Matthew Boyd to start Game 1 against Padres

ESPN · Sep 28

Blue Jays' Max Scherzer strikes out 7 on short rest in season finale

Injuries and inactives

Blue Jays5th in AL East

Anthony Santander RF
Shoulder, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Cody Ponce SP
Knee, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Dylan Cease SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Jameson Taillon SP
Elbow, right
15-Day-IL
Shane Bieber SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Ben Brown RP
Neck, Fracture
60-Day-IL
Justin Steele SP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Phil Maton RP
Knee, Sprain, right
60-Day-IL
Riley Martin RP
Elbow, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Shelby Miller RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Blue Jays5th in AL East

Bowden Francis SP

Probable starter · 8-5, 3.30 ERA, 92 K, 0.93 WHIP

Lineup

1George SpringerRF
2Ernie ClementSS
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
4Alejandro KirkDH
5Spencer Horwitz2B
6Addison Barger3B
7Davis SchneiderLF
8Joey LoperfidoCF
9Brian ServenC

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Shota Imanaga SP

Probable starter · 15-3, 2.91 ERA, 174 K, 1.02 WHIP

Lineup

1Ian HappLF
2Michael Busch1B
3Seiya SuzukiDH
4Cody Bellinger1B
5Nico Hoerner2B
6Dansby SwansonSS
7Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF
8Patrick Wisdom3B
9Miguel AmayaC

The series

CHC win series 2-1

Last meeting: Cubs 3, Blue Jays 2 (Aug 17)

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Game info

Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 36,117
Officials: Jim Wolf (Home Plate Umpire), Alan Porter (First Base Umpire), Sean Barber (Second Base Umpire), Ryan Blakney (Third Base Umpire)