Chicago Cubs vs Toronto Blue Jays - Playbyplay
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The Chicago Cubs aim to salvage a split of their road trip Thursday afternoon when they play the decisive game of a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays.
"Things not going right is not what's happening," Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Friday of his team's recent struggles that have seen Chicago lose its past three series.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, helping Max Scherzer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1.
Craig Counsell addressed the Chicago Cubs' recent slump as the team hopes to bounce back sooner rather than later.
The injury occurred in the top of the eighth inning after Amaya hit a chopper to shortstop and was attempting to beat out the throw at first at Rogers Centre on Wednesday night.
Rookie right-hander Cade Horton struck out a career-high eight in 5 2/3 sharp innings to win his fourth straight start, Michael Busch and Matt Shaw homered and the Chicago Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1.
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Thursday and Friday were the 15th time this season that the Cubs followed a win with back-to-back losses. They have won their next game the last six times, most recently on Wednesday at Toronto. The Cubs’ only two three-game losing streaks were May 6-9 (two at home vs.
All of the greats have a little stubbornness to their game, that ability to keep hammering forward until it all breaks wide open. Max Scherzer was brilliant in Thursday’s 2-1 win over the Cubs at Rogers Centre,