Blue Jays at Cubs August 18, 2024

Game Time: 2:20 ET

Stadium: Wrigley Field

Attendance: 36,117

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TOR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	1
CHC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

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TOR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	1
CHC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

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Game Time: 2:32

Umpires: HP-Jim Wolf, 1B-Alan Porter, 2B-Sean Barber, 3B-Ryan Blakney

Weather: 74 degrees. Cloudy

Wind: 15 MPH Left to Right

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Joey Loperfido

Homers for lone run in win

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August 18, 2024

Loperfido went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 1-0 win over the Cubs.

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Chad Green

Collects 13th save

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August 18, 2024

Green allowed a hit over a scoreless inning to earn the save in Sunday's 1-0 win over the Cubs.

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Bowden Francis

Stellar again in win

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August 18, 2024

Francis (6-3) allowed three hits and struck out seven without walking a batter over seven shutout innings to earn the win over the Cubs on Sunday.

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Will Wagner

Out of Sunday's lineup

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August 18, 2024

Wagner is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

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Daulton Varsho

Avoids southpaw matchup

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August 18, 2024

Varsho is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Cubs.

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Leo Jimenez

Not starting Sunday

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August 18, 2024

Jimenez (knee) is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

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Shota Imanaga

Hard-luck loss Sunday

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August 18, 2024

Imanaga (9-3) allowed a run on four hits and a walk while striking out six over five innings to take the loss Sunday versus the Blue Jays.

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Isaac Paredes

Scratched with shoulder issue

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August 18, 2024

Paredes was scratched from Sunday's lineup against the Blue Jays due to right shoulder discomfort, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.

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Jordan Wicks

Needs two more rehab starts

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August 18, 2024

Wicks (oblique) struck out three and allowed four earned runs on five hits and two walks in his second rehab start Thursday with Triple-A Iowa. "He's got a minimum of two [rehab starts] left before he's kind of ready to pitch for us regardless," Cubs manager Craig Counsell told MLB.com on Friday, when asked about a timeline for Wicks to return from the 60-day injured list. "So, he's got time left. I think at the start of it, health is most important. And as we get closer to making a decision, then results start to get factored in more, absolutely."

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Nate Pearson

Earns win in relief Saturday

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August 18, 2024

Pearson (2-1) tossed two scoreless innings of relief to earn the win in Saturday's 3-2 victory over the Blue Jays. He allowed one hit and two walks while striking out one.

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Porter Hodge

Picks up hold Saturday

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August 18, 2024

Hodge pitched 1.2 scoreless innings to record a hold in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Blue Jays. He walked two and struck out two.

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