The Cubs haven’t played the Blue Jays since 2017, when they swept them in a three-game series at Wrigley Field. And they haven’t played in Toronto since 2014 — that time, the Jays were the team posting the three-game sweep.
For more on the Jays, here’s Tom Dakers, manager of our SB Nation Blue Jays site Bluebird Banter.
The Blue Jays are having the most maddeningly inconsistent season in my memory. For a few weeks at a time, they are world beaters. Then they will go through a long stretch where I’m sure that I could find nine guys in my neighborhood who could sweep them in a four-game series.