Cubs walk off vs. Blue Jays after blowing 3-run lead
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[August 17, 2024]
Seiya Suzuki's single in the 10th inning scored automatic runner
Ian Happ after Toronto tied the game with three runs in the ninth as the
Chicago Cubs beat the visiting Blue Jays 6-5 on Friday afternoon.
With Happ on second, Michael Busch walked to start the 10th before
Suzuki lined a single against Chad Green (3-3) into left field to help
Chicago snap a three-game losing streak.
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Aug 16, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Cubs outfielder Cody
Bellinger (24) celebrates with outfielder Ian Happ (8) after they score
on his two run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the first
inning at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports |
The Cubs led 5-2 in the ninth before Toronto
loaded the bases with one out against Hector Neris. After a run
scored when Neris was called for a balk, Leo Jimenez struck out
before George Springer tied the game with a two-run triple.
Tyson Miller (4-1) pitched a scoreless 10th inning for the win.
Chicago starter Kyle Hendricks allowed two runs (one earned) on
five hits over five innings. He fanned two without allowing a
walk.
Pete Crow-Armstrong and Miguel Amaya put the Cubs ahead 4-2 with
back-to-back homers in the fifth inning. Happ and Cody Bellinger
also went deep in the victory.
Jimenez hit his second career home run for the Blue Jays, who
had won three in a row.
Bellinger gave Chicago a 2-0 lead in the first inning with a
two-run homer to right field against Toronto starter Yariel
Rodriguez. The 404-foot blast was Bellinger's 13th homer this
season.
The Blue Jays pushed a run across with two outs in the fourth
inning when Spencer Horwitz scored from third on Ernie Clement's
infield single. Toronto capitalized on two errors to score the
run but stranded runners at second and third when Joey Loperfido
grounded out.
Jimenez tied the game with a leadoff home run in the fifth
inning before Crow-Armstrong and Amaya responded to begin the
home half.
Rodriguez exited after the fifth, having yielded four runs on
four hits, including the three home runs. He walked two and
fanned five.
The Cubs extended their lead to 5-2 in the seventh on Happ's
leadoff homer against Brendon Little. Happ is batting .321
(9-for-28) with four home runs during his seven-game hitting
streak.
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