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Chicago Cubs vs Toronto Blue Jays

MLB
Cubs
56-75
7-5
Final
Blue Jays
70-59
Rogers Centre
TV: Sportsnet
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Who won: Cubs 7-5

The Chicago Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5 on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays win the series 2-1. Franmil Reyes went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Cubs. Alejandro Kirk went 1-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Blue Jays.

Recap · Aug 31
Reyes, Hoerner help Cubs beat Blue Jays 7-5, avoid sweep

Franmil Reyes homered, Nico Hoerner drove in a pair of runs and the Chicago Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5 on Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep.

What it means

  • Season series: TOR wins series 2-1.
  • Cubs 28-37 on the road; Blue Jays 38-29 at home.

Latest headlines

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ESPN · Sep 28
Blue Jays' Max Scherzer strikes out 7 on short rest in season finale

Injuries and inactives

Cubs5th 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
Blue Jays2nd 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

Probable starters

Cubs5th in NL Cent
Luke Farrell SP
Probable starter · 0-0, 5.40 ERA, 14 K, 1.67 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Zach McKinstry2B
  2. 2Seiya SuzukiRF
  3. 3Franmil ReyesDH
  4. 4Ian HappLF
  5. 5Nico HoernerSS
  6. 6Rafael OrtegaCF
  7. 7Yan GomesC
  8. 8Alfonso Rivas III1B
  9. 9Christopher Morel3B
Blue Jays2nd in AL East
Mitch White SP
Probable starter · 1-7, 5.45 ERA, 78 K, 1.46 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1George SpringerCF
  2. 2Vladimir Guerrero Jr.DH
  3. 3Lourdes Gurriel Jr.1B
  4. 4Alejandro KirkC
  5. 5Bo BichetteSS
  6. 6Matt Chapman3B
  7. 7Teoscar HernandezRF
  8. 8Cavan Biggio2B
  9. 9Whit Merrifield2B

The series

TOR wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Blue Jays 5, Cubs 3 (Aug 30)

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Game info

Venue
Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario · Attendance 28,572
Officials
Nick Mahrley (Home Plate Umpire), Tripp Gibson (First Base Umpire), Brian O'Nora (Second Base Umpire), Chad Fairchild (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesTOR wins series 2-1

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