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Alex Avila felt for Raffy Lopez. Avila capped Chicago's three-run 10th inning with a two-run single, and the Cubs swept the Toronto Blue Jays with a wild 6-5 victory on Sunday. With two outs and the bases loaded, Avila lined a base hit into right field against Roberto Osuna (3-4). Continue to Article

August 20, 2017 8:17:pm EST

Jake Arrieta may never duplicate the second half he had two years ago in winning the NL Cy Young Award. Arrieta pitched into the seventh inning and allowed a run, Javier Baez homered and drove in three runs, and Chicago beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4 on Friday in a rare interleague matchup. ''Jake was outstanding,'' Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. Continue to Article

August 18, 2017 7:28:pm EST

Jake Arrieta may never duplicate the second half he had two years ago in winning the NL Cy Young Award. Arrieta pitched into the seventh inning and allowed a run, Javier Baez homered and drove in three runs, and Chicago beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4 on Friday in a rare interleague matchup. Arrieta (13-8) allowed one run and six hits in 6 1/3 innings to win his third straight start. Continue to Article

August 18, 2017 7:26:pm EST

Baseball players, just by nature of being together everyday from February to October, go through periods where they find weird good-luck charms, adopt random animals that are rally-bringers and decide that the most random things are making them lose. It came this week from the Toronto Blue Jays, who decided to stop wearing their new all-red uniforms that celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday because they’re “bad luck.” The Jays were supposed to wear them for all Sunday home games this season, plus for Canada Day. Is that the red uniforms fault, Justin Smoak? Continue to Article

August 18, 2017 6:33:pm EST

In this week’s Open Mike, Big League Stew’s Mike Oz explains why the “unlucky” uniforms of the Toronto Blue Jays are just the latest weird baseball superstition. Continue to Article

August 18, 2017 6:24:pm EST