Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago Cubs
· Major League Baseball
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Okamoto hits a 3-run homer as the Blue Jays rally past the Cubs 8-6
Daulton Varsho returned from the 10-day injured list and added a three-run shot as Toronto won for the fourth time in five games.
Matt Shaw and Pete Crow-Armstrong homered for the Cubs, who wasted a 5-0 lead in the late innings and missed a chance to win their third straight.
Chicago's Jacob Webb (1-2) came on with two on in the eighth and gave up consecutive RBI singles to Alejandro Kirk and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to tie the game at 5-all.
Okamoto then sent his 16th homer of the season deep into the left-field bleachers to give the Blue Jays the lead for good. Jeff Hoffman (5-4) threw one inning of relief and Louis Varland got the final six outs for his 15th save.
Shaw hit his fourth homer of the season in the second after Patrick Corbin surrendered singles to Alex Bregman and Ian Happ to start the inning. Corbin threw 101 pitches in the first 2 2/3 innings and gave up six hits and three walks while striking out four.
Crow-Armstrong had a two-run shot off Lazaro Estrada in the sixth to give the Cubs a 5-0 lead. Varsho tightened the score an inning later with his home run off Trent Thornton.
Colin Rea was perfect through the first four innings for the Cubs and allowed three hits and struck out three in the first 5 2/3 innings.
Guerrero was back in the Toronto lineup a day after leaving Friday’s game after an awkward swing.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Ramirez grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Ramirez hit for Amaya |
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9th Inning | Shaw struck out looking. Chicago Cubs challenged call on the field was upheld |
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9th Inning | Happ to second on wild pitch by Varland. |
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9th Inning | Happ safe at first on throwing error by pitcher Varland. |
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9th Inning | Bregman popped out to second. |
Statistics
 TOR |
 CHC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 10 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 8 | Runs Batted In | 6 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 9 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 1 | Walks | 7 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 8 | Runs | 6 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 35 | At Bats | 36 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 10 | Runners Left On Base | 20 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 1 |
| 19 | Fly Balls | 20 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 146 | Pitches | 194 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 15 | Total Bases | 16 |
| 37 | Plate Appearances | 44 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 4.2 | Runs Created | 6.0 |
| .257 | Batting Average | .250 |
| .500 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .429 | Slugging Percentage | .444 |
| .200 | Secondary Average | .389 |
| .297 | On Base Percentage | .386 |
| .726 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .831 |
| 0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
| 4.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.6 |
| 47.0 | Batter Rating | 41.0 |
| 17.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 18.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.95 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.41 |
| .171 | Isolated Power | .194 |
| 0.17 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 1.00 |
| .027 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .159 |
| -.057 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .139 |
| 16.0 | Runs Produced | 12.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 91.5 | MLB Rating | 89.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 40,706 | 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 |