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 Mark Buehrle (12-9) scattered 10 hits over seven innings and
limited the damage to two runs to snap a six-start winless streak.
Bautista knocked in four runs while Edwin Encarnacion and Kevin
Pillar each had three hits as the Blue Jays won their third straight
to move within 4 1/2 games of the second American League wild card.
Welington Castillo went 3-for-4 with an RBI while Javier Baez added
two hits and scored twice for Chicago, which has dropped five
straight. Cubs right-hander Jake Arrieta allowed two runs and seven
hits over 6 1/3 innings and left with a 2-1 lead, but the bullpen
couldn't hold it.
Toronto loaded the bases with one out in the seventh and reliever
Neil Ramirez (2-2) struck out Jose Reyes before Bautista cranked a
bases-clearing double to left for a 4-2 lead. The Blue Jays tacked
on five more in the eighth with Dioner Navarro coming up with an RBI
single, Munenori Kawasaki adding a two-run single and a pair of
sloppy defensive plays bringing the final runs.
Baez doubled with one out in the first, stole third and scored on
Jorge Soler's sacrifice fly for a 1-0 lead, and the Cubs doubled the
margin in the fifth when Castillo singled home Baez. The Blue Jays
cut the lead in half in the bottom half as Ryan Goins doubled and
scored on Reyes' single.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Bautista extended his hitting streak to 13 games but
saw his streak of six consecutive home games with at least one homer
end. … The Blue Jays ended their streak of 12 games with a home run.
… Ramirez had not allowed a run in his previous 10 appearances
dating to Aug. 10.
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