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Rookie Horton fans career-high 8, Busch and Shaw homer as Cubs beat Blue Jays 4-1
Cubs rookie Cade Horton struck out eight batters in 5 2/3 innings for his fourth straight win, while Michael Busch and Matt Shaw each hit solo home runs, Cubs said.
- At Rogers Centre, the Chicago Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1, with Cade Horton striking out 8 in 5 2/3 innings on Wednesday night.
- Horton hadn’t allowed a run since July 9 at Minnesota before Andrés Giménez’s sixth-inning single, ending his scoreless streak at 28 2/3 innings.
- Busch hit a leadoff homer against Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman in the third, and Shaw’s 10th in the fifth made it 2-0, helping the Cubs beat Toronto 4-1.
- The win pushed Chicago to 68-51 as Blue Jays RHP Max Scherzer will start Thursday against Cubs LHP Matthew Boyd in the series finale.
- With 108 2/3 innings logged this season, Horton’s ascent addresses rotation needs ahead of the trade deadline, trending toward the Cubs' playoff rotation.
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