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Bellinger and Hoerner homer, Assad pitches career-high 7 innings as Cubs beat Blue Jays 6-2August 11, 2023 / 9:48 PM / AP CBS News Live CBS Sports HQ Live Cody Bellinger and Nico Hoerner hit home runs, Javier Assad pitched a career-high seven innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Friday night to improve to 7-3 in August. After losing the finale of a three-game series against the Mets on Wednesday, the Cubs bounced back with their 17th win in 23 games. Bellinger and Hoerner both connected off Blue Jays right-hander José Berríos in the first inning. Hoerner went deep for the ninth time before Belinger drilled a first-pitch, two-run shot, his 18th. The Cubs are 29-14 when they hit two or more home runs.
2 m. p. h. change-up 389 feet, just over the wall in left field. Ian Happ then singled before Bellinger smashed a 359-foot no-doubter to deep right field. Bellinger's 18th home run of the season came on the first pitch he saw — also a change-up at a nearly identical 86. 3 m. — for a 3-0 Chicago lead. Berríos settled down for two scoreless innings, but then gave up three runs in the fourth. Suzuki's double to left field scored Dansby Swanson and Jeimer Candelairo. Tauchman then singled to deep centre field to bring home Suzuki for the 6-0 lead. A bloop single by Kirk in the bottom of the fourth scored Cavan Biggio from second to get Toronto on the board. Belt continued to chip at the Cubs' lead in the eighth, driving the ball 406 feet and over the centre-field wall. His 11th of the season made it 6-2 and breathed some life into the Rogers Centre crowd of 41, 814. Danner made his Major League Baseball debut, coming on in relief in the ninth inning.
Bellinger's two-run homer lifts Cubs over Blue Jays
Cody Bellinger's two-run homer lifts Chicago Cubs over Toronto Blue Jays | TSNTORONTO — Cody Bellinger's two-run homer gave Chicago an early lead and the Cubs never looked back in a 6-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday. Nico Hoerner also had a home run in the first inning for Chicago (60-56). Seiya Suzuki had a two-run double and Mike Tauchman added an RBI single in a three-run fourth inning.
After getting one out, however, he left the mound with an undisclosed injury to be replaced by Jackson. MANOAH IN THE MINORS — Right-handed starter Alek Manoah was sent to the minors for the second time this season before Friday's game. Manoah was sent to triple-A Buffalo to continue to work on his delivery. Right-handed pitcher Hagen Danner was recalled from the Bisons in a corresponding move. BAUTISTA HONOURED — Former Toronto slugger Jose Bautista re-signed with the team on a one-day contract.
Javier Assad (2-2) allowed one run on four hits over seven innings with two strikeouts. Brandon Belt had a home run late in the game for Toronto (65-53) and Alejandro Kirk drove in a run with a single. José Berríos (9-8) gave up six runs — four earned — on nine hits, striking out three over 4 1/3 innings. Bowden Francis, Hagen Danner and Jay Jackson came on in relief. The Cubs jumped on Berríos early in the game. After getting a fly out from Tauchman, Chicago's leadoff hitter, Berríos gave up a homer to Hoerner. He took an 86.
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Brandon Belt replied with a solo home run for the Blue Jays, going deep off Michael Fulmer in the eighth. The home run was Belt's 11th. Making his third start of the season, Assad (2-2) allowed one run and four hits, all singles. He walked one and struck out two. Assad started in place of struggling left-hander Drew Smyly, who was moved to the bullpen earlier this week.
Fulmer worked the eighth and Adbert Alzolay finished. Chicago took advantage of an error by Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to double its lead in the fourth. Seiya Suzuki hit a two-run double and scored on a two-out single by Mike Tauchman. Berríos (9-8) allowed six runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings. He walked none and struck out three. Berríos came in with a 2. 72 ERA in 10 home appearances this season, and hadn't allowed more than four runs in a single start north of the border before Friday. TRAINER'S ROOMCubs: RHP Marcus Stroman (right hip) threw a bullpen session before the game, his second since going on the IL. Blue Jays: AL batting leader Bo Bichette (right knee) ran on the field, hit in the cage and took grounders before the game.
Manager John Schneider said Bichette is "making good progress. " Bichette left a July 31 game against Baltimore after jamming his knee when he pulled up while running the bases. … RHP Jordan Romano (back) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday. GREAT GRAB! Cubs LF Ian Happ made a sliding catch in foul territory to retire Daulton Varsho for the final out of the seventh. MANOAH DEMOTEDToronto optioned right-hander Alek Manoah to Triple-A, the second time this season the 2022 AL Cy Young Award finalist has been sent down. Manoah is 2-2 with a 4. 91 ERA over seven starts since July 7, when he returned from his first demotion. The Blue Jays recalled RHP Hagen Danner from Buffalo.
Assad pitches career-high 7 innings as Cubs beat Blue