Morel gets winning hit in 9th as Cubs improve to 8-3 in August, beat Blue Jays 5-4
Christopher Morel hit a tiebreaking double in the ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Saturday afternoon.
Christopher Morel hit a tiebreaking double in the ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Saturday afternoon.
Cody Bellinger and Nico Hoerner hit home runs, Javier Assad pitched a career-high seven innings and the Chicago Cubs improved to 7-3 in August by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2.
Toronto had just one hit before breaking through for six runs against Aaron Bummer (3-2).
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Ian Happ and Zach McKinstry each had two hits as the Cubs snapped a five-game losing streak north of the border.
Willson Contreras and Christopher Morel hit solo home runs for the Cubs, but Contreras left in the sixth inning with an apparent leg injury. Contreras limped around the bases after his homer.
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