Cubs Rout Blue Jays 16‑2 Behind Kelly’s Grand Slam

CHICAGO (Interstat) — Carson Kelly drove in six runs with a grand slam and a single, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 16-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field. The Cubs scored seven runs in the first inning, four in the sixth and five in the seventh, collecting 18 hits. Kelly’s grand slam in the first put Chicago ahead 6-2. George Springer hit a solo homer for Toronto, which managed only five hits. Ben Brown pitched six innings, allowing two earned runs and four strikeouts, to improve to 4-2. Kevin Gausman took the loss, falling to 4-5. Justin Dean added a triple and three RBIs, and Seiya Suzuki had three hits and two RBIs. Attendance was 40,275, and the game lasted 2 hours, 54 minutes. The Cubs improved to 40-36, while the Blue Jays dropped to 37-39.