Jansen homers, drives in winner in 11th as Jays beat Cubs August 29 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink TORONTO (AP) Danny Jansen hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and singled home the winning run in the 11th as the Toronto Blue Jays overcame a four-run deficit to defeat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Monday night.Jansen connected off Erich Uelmen for his 11th homer, then won it with a base hit to left field against Mark Leiter Jr. (2-6) that scored Matt Chapman from second base and ended Toronto's three-game skid.Toronto tied it 4-all in the eighth when Cavan Biggio hit a Brandon Finnegan Jersey two-out double off Manuel Rodrguez and scored on Chapmans single.Cubs outfielder Ian Happ lined out to begin the 10th and shortstop Bo Bichette doubled automatic runner Nelson Velzquez off second base.After Chicago intentionally walked Alejandro Kirk to start the bottom half, third baseman Christopher Morel turned a double play on Bichettes grounder. Kirk was initially ruled safe at second, but the Cubs challenged and umpire Nick Mahrleys call was overturned.The Cubs put runners at second and third with two outs in the 11th but Yimi Garcia (3-4) struck out P.J. Higgins.George Springer went 0 for 5 for Toronto, ending his 12-game hitting streak.Blue Jays right-hander Jos Berros allowed a season-high 10 hits and four runs in 5 2/3 innings. He slammed his glove onto the dugout bench in frustration after being replaced by left-hander Tim Mayza.Pinch-hitting for Alfonso Rivas, Higgins greeted Mayza with a two-run double. The hit snapped an 0-for-13 slump and was Higgins second in his past 35 Drew Storen Jersey at-bats.Making the second appearance of his career, Cubs right-hander Javier A sad allowed four hits, all singles, in five scorele s innings. He walked two and struck out one.A sad escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first by getting Biggio to fly out.Bichette singled to begin the fourth and Biggio walked, but Chapman popped to second, Raimel Tapia grounded out and Jansen popped to third.Chicago catcher Willson Contreras opened the scoring with a fielders choice grounder in the third and Nico Hoerner made it 2-0 with an RBI single in the fourth. Luis Castillo Jersey After back-to-back hits by Nick Madrigal and Contreras put runners at second and third with one out in the fifth, Toronto turned a unique double play to end the threat. Happ struck out on a pitch that got away from Jansen, who threw to first to complete the strikeout. Madrigal broke for home on the throw, but Vladimir Guerrero Jr. threw back to Jansen, who got the tag down just in time.STRO SHOW RETURNSThe Blue Jays welcomed Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman back to Toronto with a pregame video. Stroman went 47-45 in six seasons with the Blue Jays and started the 2016 AL wild-card game against Baltimore. He was traded to the Mets in July 2019.Stroman, who has the Toronto skyline tattooed acro s his left side, will make his first career start against his old team Tuesday. He acknowledged pulling for the Blue Jays to make a postseason push.If theres one team Im rooting for in the playoffs its Toronto, Stroman said.TRAINERS ROOMBlue Jays OF Teoscar Hernndez (left foot) was held out of the starting lineup. Hernndez started in right field Sunday but appeared unable to run the bases at full speed. He left Fridays game after fouling a Tom Seaver Jersey ball off his left foot and did not play Saturday.ROSTER MOVESCubs: Chicago put RHP Adrian Sampson and LHP Justin Steele on the restricted list and added LHP Brendon Little as a substitute player. Little was 3-3 with a 4.15 ERA in 29 relief appearances at Triple-A Iowa.Blue Jays: Toronto claimed OF Bradley Zimmer off waivers from Philadelphia. Zimmer appeared in 77 games for the Blue Jays earlier this season but was designated for a signment Aug. 15. Hes expected to join the team when rosters expand Sept. 1.UP NEXTStroman (3-6, 4.10 ERA) faces Cliff Pennington Jersey Blue Jays RHP Kevin Gausman (9-9, 3.15) on Tuesday.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic Toronto Blue Jays American League National League Major League Baseball Chicago Cubs Danny Jansen Kevin Gausman Justin Steele Bo Bichette Alejandro Kirk Ian Happ Bradley Zimmer Cavan Biggio Adrian Sampson Matt Chapman Marcus Stroman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Nick Madrigal Tim Mayza Willson Contreras Alfonso Rivas Nico Hoerner Christopher Morel P.J. 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