CHICAGO (AP) — Seiya Suzuki hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Friday.
Ian Happ began the 10th on second as the automatic runner. Chad Green (3-3) walked Michael Busch before Suzuki lined a 2-2 pitch into left field.
Happ scored easily to give Chicago a sorely needed victory after it blew a 5-2 lead in the ninth. The Cubs had dropped three in a row in a sweep at Cleveland.
Happ, Cody Bellinger, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Miguel Amaya homered for Chicago, and Tyson Miller (4-1) pitched a scoreless inning for the win.
Last-place Toronto had won three in a row and five of seven overall. It was coming off a three-game sweep at the Angels.
The Blue Jays were down 5-2 when they loaded the bases against Héctor Neris with one out in the ninth. Will Wagner scored on a balk before Leo Jiménez struck out swinging. George Springer followed with a tying triple off the wall in left.
Daulton Varsho then struck out swinging, ending the inning,
Toronto right-hander Yariel Rodríguez permitted four runs and four hits in five innings. He struck out five and walked two.
Crow-Armstrong and Amaya hit consecutive solo drives in the fifth to give Chicago a 4-2 lead. Happ connected for his 21st homer in the seventh, a shot to center off Brendon Little.
Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks allowed two runs, one earned, and five hits in five innings.
Jiménez tied it at 2 with a solo shot in the fifth.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Blue Jays: SS Bo Bichette (calf) has resumed baseball activities, but he isn’t running yet. … RHP Jordan Romano, who had surgery on his right elbow last month, has not started throwing progressions during his rehab process.
Cubs: Bellinger returned to the outfield after spending 13 games as the team’s designated hitter. Bellinger had been recovering from a fractured finger.
UP NEXT
Chris Bassitt is expected to start for the Blue Jays on Saturday. The right-hander is looking to bounce back after allowing seven earned runs in just four innings against Oakland last weekend. Left-hander Justin Steele is in line to start for the Cubs.