Blue Jays vs. Cubs Game Highlights (8/17/24) | MLB Highlights

it's a fun weekend because MLB's players weekend coincides with Cubs for a cure and players they are getting creative and they're raising awareness about causes they care about Cubs taking the field and Justin Steel on the Mounds he has owned the AL this year in 32 in the third Innings he's got an 055 ER what do you makeing that how can you own an entire league just owns them we're we're going to call whole uh who's the last American League president can't remember well whoever it was he's it no doubt danger danger with Springer first pitch hacking and it kicks past parus that second hop that hits the dirt for the third baseman the ball explodes it really does and that's exactly what happened to parus hit him in the tip of the glove and went past and they've given paradus an error on the play Dalton varo at the plate one two c sling but he went struck him out and steel able to finish off bar with a nasty slider glat will take a walk and it's two onone out now against steel here in the top of the first and this one hit on the ground to the first baseman there is one and they won't turn the double play it took a while for Swanson to get there and then the first baseman Bush never broke back to the back I don't know if steel was not over in time but Swanson never made a return throw Ste Ste was there but it just took so long to develop and they had a rough game defensively yesterday so it's first and third two down and an opportunity now for Ernie Clement pitch swung on and Miss strike three gets Clement with the fast ball and steel Works into and out of a jam in the top half of the first right Ander Chris Basset works his motion first pitch on the way ha drills one deep right center field this may go it's gone lead off home run for Ian half and the CB strike first a one nothing lead over the Blue Jays first pitch fast ball down the middle at the knees and Ian hammers this ball and we talked about at the top half of the inning that the wind is blowing in a little bit not blowing in hard and the ball will still carry here Wrigley and Ian just proved that Ian hat now riding an eight-game hitting streak during which Kum he has hit five home runs and driven in seven and now Bush as now he hits one to right field and that Ball's caught I believe yes it is Addison Barger comes in and it makes a nice sliding catch to take a bit for a base hit away from Bush Basset has walked backto back batters here now in Suzuki and bellry the stuff looks fine that's kind of how I gauge how how fatigued somebody is but he definitely is fighting something in terms of the mechanics Runners are going the throw down by Kirk the tag and they got him what a good throw by Alejandro Kirk that absolutely makes no sense to me you got a guy on the mound who's struggling to throw strikes and you run into an out you got a power hit at the played at Wrigley Field and the jump at second base is okay but I tell you what there's no reason to run in that situation thank you very much two outs runner on second and the 3-2 bouncing ball back to the mound Kirk's going to pick it up Spin and throw to first and get paradus to end the inning uh-oh here comes the rain boy the rain is coming down down hard I have a very inexpensive weather app and uh it didn't say anything about that it was supposed to start raining holy cow on the ground SWS it to his right takes it in first in time and Wagner is out what's it like to play Short Stop In The Rain holy cow is it raining hard JD and now they're going to scramble so one out and we have ourselves a rain delay now the tarp is off they put some turfus down once again it's a sunny day right now Craig council is meeting with the umpires along the first base line and the ground screw and they've just called out Blue Jay's manager John Schneider what's this about probably some concern as to whether there something else lurking that that might uh impact his plans with Justin steel here yes I think he's probably I don't want to lose my starting pitcher here if we get another one of these outbreaks in 20 minutes or so and here we go and Sir Davis Snider is walking to the plate and he will bat here with one down in the top half of the second inning steel right to 30 pitches on Pitch number 31 it's popped up Shallow right field and Bellinger comes in and makes the basket catch as her and Bush peel off that looked like one of those Air Show routines we saw from the Blue Angels last weekend where they're flying in formation and then two guys go steuart baroa will hit in this spot for Leo Jimenez and the onew called strike three veroa frozen by a steel fast another conversation another look at the radar that's the crew chief Alan Porter they keep looking out to left field that's where the weather is coming from and as buck and I Look to our right it's Bluer on the right and it's not as blue on the left let's hope the weather holds off let's see how Chris Basset reacts to the delay as he comes on here for the bottom of the second and the two1 tooer hit on the ground diving stop at third new third baseman Addison Barger gets up and throws to First and gets it out that's a great play from Barger and Barger just moved over there if you weren't with us in the top of the second Lao Jimenez for some reason pinch hit for in the second so Clement goes to short barger's at third now and steuart baroa who pinch hit for Jimenez is in right field and now is the tarp coming out again yes the tarp is coming out again Alan Porter has just signaled and the crowd is booing but we can see rain beyond the vents in leftfield and they're going to try to get it on there as quick as they can and it's raining now yeah and then now we'll have another delay tarps off the field the rain is stopped Cubs lead it one nothing on an Ian haomer kind of feels like that was about two days ago hopefully we will be uh uninterrupted the rest of the wave a one out double but nothing more and the inning is over boy vlat has been on as good a tear as he's had in his career and he's facing Nate Pearson who had a three up three down top of the third and a fast ball shot the other way into Right Center a base hit a sliding stop by Binger vat is on his way to Second and in there in a head first slide let me tell you something about how hard that bar was hit it's been raining here all afternoon the grass is wet the ball's going to get wet and heavy and he still drives it past Bellinger in right field now a second walk in the inning for Pearson and the bases are loaded for the Blue Jays well a tough call for Nate Pearson that was about as good as it gets a slang and a miss and a big punch out for Pearson it stays one- nothing base is loaded and now they are two outs here's the one baroa hits a highfly ball deep right Bellinger going back on the track he's got a play and makes the catch for out number three and Pearson gets out of the jam Cubs leading one nothing looking for more here bottom five first and second two outs here's Michael Busch in the air center field that is well struck bar back at the wall off the top of the wall one run is in and and racing around to the plate and coming in is aaya into third is Bush it's a two-run triple damage with men on base that's what it's all about and Off to the Races go the Cubs pretty good job by Basset but his day is done now the J Bullpen takes over here comes the 01 to Nico that's the slider popped up and oh vat's got it it was like he bailed on it for a second and then said now you know what I'll re-engage first and third one out for DT VAR show who's one for three and he's trying to Bud for a base hit Smiley racing after it the underhand flip not in time run comes into score it's an RBI bun single and the Blue Jays are on the board this is the spot yeah h v Guerrero with two men on base in the seven runners go throw down a third tag out of third I mean he put it right on the money new guy into the game probably figured they'd catch him unawares yeah got right on the money unbelievable Marshall now at second base two away here's the pitch Guerrero swings hits one in the air deep center field cow Armstrong going back it's playable short of the track he makes the catch for out number three so Pete Crow Armstrong draws a one out walk here in the seven tough Lefty out there to read you would think he'd be trying to swipe second base here there he goes tap back to the mound and it gets under yo and he throws it away Amaya is safe and Crow Armstrong advances to third a lot going on there perk was trying to point to first saying to yarro go to First it looked like yarro was Fielding it thinking about second base he missed it when he picked it up he rushed the throw and that'll go down as an error on the pitcher and the batter now is Ian half switch hitter batting from the right side the pitch CHS bunt and missed it and now they've got Pete Crow Armstrong hung up in a rundown between third and home tag applied tough way to have his streak of consecutive steals without being caught come to an end here comes Jorge Lopez to try to finish this thing off check that note at the bottom 0.44 ER that's one earned run in 20 and 2/3 for the veteran right-hander since Dawning Cub uniform rain coming down they were so [Music] slightly broke his Bat reason I know is because the barrel of the bat is out of second base the Blue Jays need a base runner here so glad can get to the plate he is 6 for2 against the Cubs pitcher Horan Lopez swing in a Fly ball center field Pete Crow Armstrong back at the wall looking up see you later lead off home run in the ninth for Addison Barger and the Cubs lead is cut to one it's 3-2 Lopez like you said had allowed one run in over 20 Innings as a cub coming into this one his run total just doubled and the Blue Jays now need one more big swing swing and a miss Springer is down on strike spinger trying to do something heroic right there Lopez countered with a nasty breaking pitch rain coming down a little bit harder as dton varo takes the strike yeah obviously the umpires are aren't going to have a quick trigger in this situation right now with the end of the game on the line see Lopez strikes out varo now you got to get through one of the best hitters in baseball the Blue Jays are down to their last strike rain continues to fall at r that combes with a 3-2 lead on and to the count Lopez is ready and the pitch swing and a miss stri three Lopez gets Guerrero with the slider and the Cubs have won backto back ball games a 3-2 victory over the Blue Jays here today