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Bellinger, Hoerner and Ian Happ each had two
hits for the Cubs, who are 7-3 this month.
Assad (2-2) allowed one run, four hits and one walk with two
strikeouts in his third start of the season.
Brandon Belt hit a solo home run for the Blue Jays, who returned
from a 5-2 road trip.
Toronto right-hander Jose Berrios (9-8) allowed six runs (four
earned) and nine hits with three strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
The Cubs scored three runs in the first inning. Hoerner hit his
ninth home run of the season with one out. Happ followed with a
single and Bellinger struck his 18th home run of the season.
The Cubs took a 6-0 lead in the top of the fourth. Dansby
Swanson reached base when first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
muffed shortstop Paul DeJong's throw for an error. Jeimer
Candelario singled with one out and Seiya Suzuki stroked a
two-run double to left. Mike Tauchman later hit a two-out RBI
single.
The Blue Jays responded with a run in the bottom of the fourth
on singles by Cavan Biggio and Alejandro Kirk.
Happ and Bellinger opened the fifth with singles. After Whit
Merrifield made a superb catch on Swanson's drive to left for
the first out, Bowden Francis replaced Berrios and retired the
final two batters of the inning.
After Kirk's RBI single in the fourth, Assad retired 10
consecutive batters to complete his outing, the longest of his
two-year career.
Michael Fulmer replaced Assad in the eighth and allowed Belt's
11th homer of the season.
Adbert Alzolay pitched around a walk in the ninth for the Cubs.
Toronto optioned right-hander Alek Manoah to Triple-A Buffalo on
Friday and promoted right-hander Hagen Danner from Buffalo.
Danner retired one batter in the ninth on Friday in his major
league debut before leaving with an injury. Jay Jackson took
over.
--Field Level Media
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