After dropping their first two games in Cleveland by one run apiece to set up an easy sweep by the Guardians, the Cubs have now taken the first two games of this Blue Jays series by the slimmest possible margin. They’ve done in it vastly different manners, blasting their way to a big lead before barely surviving a bullpen implosion before eeking out three runs and hanging on thanks to shutdown performances from six different relievers.
Now they have a chance to get to even in the last six games while possibly moving into sole possession of second place in the division.