Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago Cubs

Sparked by a game-tying two-run homer by Alex Bregman in the ninth inning, the Cubs went on to win via walk-off in the 11th inning, beating the Blue Jays, 3-2, on Thursday at Wrigley Field in a makeup game from June 21. Down to his final strike with two outs and his team trailing by two runs, Bregman said his mentality against Toronto closer Louis Varland was pretty simple. “Tie the game,” Bregman said. “Just trying to put a good swing on a good pitch to hit, and obviously facing one of the better relievers in baseball, so just kind of battle and compete.” Though Varland can touch triple digits with his fastball, he threw a first-pitch slider and then three straight curveballs against Bregman, pitches even Bregman admitted might have been the right choice. “Maybe more recently I’ve been hitting them, but early in the year, maybe curveball might have been a good pitch \[against\