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Cubs Edge Blue Jays 3-2 on Walk-Off, Bregman's Late Homer

8/7/2026

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Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Thursday with an 11th-inning walk-off after Pete Crow-Armstrong scored on a defensive error.
Alex Bregman (Cubs third baseman) hit a two-strike, two-out, two-run homer in the ninth to tie the game.
Trent Thornton (Cubs pitcher) earned the win by pitching a scoreless 11th inning, keeping the Cubs in the NL wild-card race.

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Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Thursday with an 11th-inning walk-off after Pete Crow-Armstrong scored on a defensive error.
Alex Bregman (Cubs third baseman) hit a two-strike, two-out, two-run homer in the ninth to tie the game.
Trent Thornton (Cubs pitcher) earned the win by pitching a scoreless 11th inning, keeping the Cubs in the NL wild-card race.