Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago Cubs
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Carson Kelly has grand slam and career-high 6 RBIs as Cubs rout Blue Jays 16-2
Pete Crow-Armstrong had three singles, an RBI and walked twice to extend his career-high on-base streak to 22 games, helping the Cubs win for the sixth time in eight games. Chicago's center fielder is batting .409 during that stretch.
Justin Dean, recalled from Triple-A before the game, drove in three runs in Chicago's five-run seventh with a triple — his first career hit — after taking over for Crow-Armstrong in center in the top of the inning.
The Cubs have scored seven or more runs in an inning in consecutive games for the first time since July 5-6, 2001, and done it at Wrigley Field for the first time since May 7-8, 1984.
Ben Brown (4-2) allowed two runs on four hits while striking out four and walking none in six innings.
Seiya Suzuki and Nico Hoerner each had a double among three hits in Chicago's 18-hit attack.
The Blue Jays and Kevin Gausman (4-5) were swamped early after a three-game sweep of the Red Sox in Boston. George Springer hit a solo shot and drove in a run with a single in his fourth multihit game in his last five.
Suzuki plated the first two runs in the first inning. Kelly's slam on a 428-foot drive high into the left-center bleachers made it 6-0, then Alex Bregman knocked in a run with a single.
The Cubs cashed in on four walks and five hits in the first as they matched their season high for runs in an inning.
Gausman yielded seven runs on seven hits and four walks in two innings, his shortest outing this season.
The Cubs got four runs in the sixth and five in the seventh. Outfielder Myles Straw mopped up as Toronto's sixth reliever.
This story has been corrected to show that Straw was Toronto’s sixth reliever, not seventh.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Kirk struck out swinging. Chicago Cubs challenged call on the field was overturned |
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9th Inning | Pinango struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Sánchez lined out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Milner relieved Hollowell |
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8th Inning | Dean grounded into fielder's choice to third, Hoerner out at third. |
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8th Inning | Swanson flied out to right. |
Statistics
 TOR |
 CHC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 5 | Ground Balls | 21 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 4 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 16 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 5 | Hits | 18 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 4 |
| 0 | Walks | 11 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 16 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 32 | At Bats | 44 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 1 |
| 7 | Runners Left On Base | 34 |
| 0 | Triples | 1 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 2 |
| 20 | Fly Balls | 19 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 111 | Pitches | 209 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 10 | Total Bases | 25 |
| 32 | Plate Appearances | 55 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 1.2 | Runs Created | 14.0 |
| .156 | Batting Average | .409 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .500 |
| .313 | Slugging Percentage | .568 |
| .156 | Secondary Average | .500 |
| .156 | On Base Percentage | .527 |
| .469 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.095 |
| 0.3 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.1 |
| 1.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 14.6 |
| 20.0 | Batter Rating | 95.5 |
| 32.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 44.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.47 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.80 |
| .156 | Isolated Power | .159 |
| 0.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 2.75 |
| .000 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .200 |
| .000 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .091 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 32.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 69.5 | MLB Rating | 130.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 40,275 | Capacity:
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/nyy.png" class="logo-micro">New York | 47 | 31 | .603 | - | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tb.png" class="logo-micro">Tampa Bay | 43 | 33 | .566 | 3 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tor.png" class="logo-micro">Toronto | 39 | 40 | .494 | 8.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/bal.png" class="logo-micro">Baltimore | 38 | 43 | .469 | 10.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/bos.png" class="logo-micro">Boston | 32 | 45 | .416 | 14.5 | W1 |
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/mil.png" class="logo-micro">Milwaukee | 48 | 29 | .623 | - | W3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/stl.png" class="logo-micro">St. Louis | 42 | 35 | .545 | 6 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chc.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 41 | 37 | .526 | 7.5 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/pit.png" class="logo-micro">Pittsburgh | 39 | 40 | .494 | 10 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cin.png" class="logo-micro">Cincinnati | 37 | 41 | .474 | 11.5 | L2 |