Overview
- The Blue Jays erased a five-run deficit to beat the Cubs 8-6, scoring eight unanswered runs across the seventh and eighth innings on Saturday at Wrigley Field.
- Daulton Varsho was activated from the injured list before the game and hit a three-run homer in the seventh that ignited Toronto’s rally.
- Kazuma Okamoto delivered the decisive blow with a three-run homer in the eighth, his 16th of the season, that gave Toronto the lead for good.
- Colin Rea turned in an effective start, retiring the first 12 Blue Jays and lasting into the sixth, but relievers Trent Thornton, Caleb Thielbar and Jacob Webb allowed the runs that erased Chicago’s advantage.
- Jeff Hoffman and Louis Varland finished the game for Toronto while Jacob Webb publicly said he failed to execute, leaving the Cubs with clear questions about their bullpen as Dylan Cease and Shōta Imanaga are set to start Sunday’s series finale.