Chicago Cubs vs. Toronto Blue Jays

Aug 12, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CHC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	2	10
TOR	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	-	5	12	0	8

loss:

J. Assadwin: Toronto Blue Jays logo

J. Berrios

Game Recap

TORONTO -- Turn back the clock four months, and you’ll find the narrative around the Blue Jays in a much different place. This club went from a “last chance” team to an American League juggernaut, its competitive window extended for as long as Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s extension runs. Everything clicked,...

Scoring Summary

CHCTOR

1
Alejandro Kirk singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Bo Bichette scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to 2nd. [1 run]
01
4
Ernie Clement homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. Daulton Varsho scores. Ty France scores. [3 runs]
04
7
Michael Busch singles on a line drive to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Dansby Swanson scores. Willi Castro to 2nd. [1 run]
14
8
Daulton Varsho homers (12) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
15

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Michael Busch1B	1	4	0	1	0	1	2	.263
2Seiya SuzukiDH	0	5	0	0	2	0	5	.248
3Kyle TuckerRF	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	.270
4Carson KellyC	1	3	0	0	2	1	3	.273
5Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	0	4	0	0	1	0	4	.257
6Ian HappLF	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	.230
7Nico Hoerner2B	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	.289
8Dansby SwansonSS	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	.253
9Matt Shaw3B	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	.227
Willi CastroPH-3B	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	.240
TOTAL	4	31	1	1	9	7	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Javier AssadRHP	4.0	8	4	4	2	1	1	70	9.00
Ben BrownRHP	4.0	4	1	1	0	1	1	55	5.89




TOTAL	8.0	12	5	5	2	2	2	125	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Nathan LukesLF	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.259
2Bo BichetteSS	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.297
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.300
4Addison BargerRF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	4	.264
5Alejandro KirkC	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	.297
6Daulton VarshoCF	2	4	2	1	0	0	1	3	.242
7Ty FranceDH	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	.262
8Ernie Clement3B	1	4	1	3	0	0	1	2	.288
9Andres Gimenez2B	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.220

TOTAL	12	34	5	5	2	2	2	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Jose BerriosRHP	5.1	2	0	0	3	4	91	3.74
Mason FluhartyLHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	12	5.08
Tommy NanceRHP	0.1	2	1	1	1	1	13	1.50
Brendon LittleLHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	12	3.12
Louis VarlandRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	12	1.94
Jeff HoffmanRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	14	4.41
TOTAL	9.0	4	1	1	9	7	154	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCHCTOR

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Michael Busch grounds out, first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to pitcher Jose Berrios. [1 out]
00
FLYOUT — Seiya Suzuki flies out sharply to right fielder Addison Barger. [2 outs]
00
FLYOUT — Kyle Tucker flies out to center fielder Daulton Varsho. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Nathan Lukes grounds out, third baseman Matt Shaw to first baseman Michael Busch. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Bo Bichette singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Kyle Tucker.
00
SINGLE — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Bo Bichette to 2nd.
00
STRIKEOUT — Addison Barger strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Alejandro Kirk singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Bo Bichette scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to 2nd. [1 run]
01
FLYOUT — Daulton Varsho flies out to left fielder Ian Happ. [3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

CHC

TOR

1Runs5

4Hits12

2Errors0

.129Batting Avg.353

31At Bats34

0Extra-base Hits4

0Home Runs2

1Runs-Batted-In5

7Walks2

1Stolen Bases0

9Strikeouts2

10Left on Base8

4Total Bases20

Game Details

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 · 7:07 PM

Rogers Centre · Toronto, ON

attendance: 43,003 (87.3%)

weather: 68 degrees, roof closed