Morel gets winning hit in 9th as Cubs beat Blue Jays 5-4
A small three-game losing streak has seen Toronto slip out of a wild-card spot in the competitive American League, but the Blue Jays are not overly concerned.
Whit Merrifield’s two-run homer in the sixth inning trimmed the Jays’ deficit to 4-3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s single and Santiago Espinal’s double also drove in runs. Yimi Garcia, Erik Swanson and Jordan Hicks came out of the Blue Jays’ bullpen. Justin Steele struck out seven but allowed three runs on six hits over five innings. Relievers Michael Fulmer, Mark Leiter Jr., Jose Cuas, Julian Merryweather and Adbert Alzolay followed him to the mound.
“The fans have been really, really, really cool so far to me,” said Schneider on Friday. “I see them in the street sometimes and they ask for autographs and pictures, which has been cool. Chicago responded in the next inning, with Bellinger’s single off the right-field wall driving home Hoerner. Swanson cleared the bases in the next at bat, launching a three-run homer into the second deck above Toronto’s bullpen to plate Ian Happ and Bellinger for a 4-1 Cubs advantage.
Because it was a ground-rule double, Cavan Biggio — who had reached base on a walk — was held at third instead of scoring the go-ahead run for Toronto.
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