CHICAGO (Interstat) — Alex Bregman hit a tying two-run homer in the ninth inning and Pete Crow-Armstrong scored on a throwing error in the 11th to give the Chicago Cubs a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday at Wrigley Field.

The Cubs improved to 67-49 with the extra-innings win, while Toronto fell to 54-62. The game, which began in the afternoon and stretched into the evening, took 3:21 and drew 39,476.

Toronto took the initial lead in the first inning, scratching across a run before Chicago starter David Peterson settled in. The Blue Jays then added a run in the seventh when Alejandro Kirk singled home Andrés Giménez. Peterson allowed seven hits and one earned run over five innings, striking out three, but the Cubs bullpen kept the game within reach.

Blue Jays starter Dylan Cease was sharp, allowing two hits and no earned runs over seven innings while striking out 10. Toronto finished with 11 hits, but grounded into two double plays and could not widen its advantage against Cubs relievers Aaron Civale, Ryan Rolison, Caleb Thielbar and Chase Lee. Civale gave up one run in three innings. Lee pitched a scoreless 10th.

The Cubs, held to five hits in the game, mounted their comeback in the ninth. Pete Crow-Armstrong singled and advanced to second on a groundout by Michael Busch. Bregman then homered to left field, his 12th of the season, scoring Crow-Armstrong and tying the game at 2. That was the most important sequence of the afternoon, as the Cubs had been shut out through the first eight innings.

Bregman finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Crow-Armstrong also scored the winning run in the 11th. In that inning, Crow-Armstrong singled, and Carson Kelly was thrown out at home on the play, with Crow-Armstrong moving to second. Seiya Suzuki then was intentionally walked. Crow-Armstrong stole third and Suzuki stole second, and catcher Brandon Valenzuela’s throwing error allowed Crow-Armstrong to cross the plate with the deciding run.

Andrés Giménez went 3-for-4 for Toronto and scored the Blue Jays’ second run in the seventh. Alejandro Kirk had three hits and drove in Giménez. Toronto also got a hit from Ernie Clement, who had two singles, and a double from Luis Urías. The Blue Jays left opportunities on the bases against a Cubs bullpen that held them without an extra-base hit after the seventh inning.

Trent Thornton pitched a scoreless 11th for the Cubs to earn his fourth win against four losses. Brendon Little took the loss for Toronto, falling to 0-3. Little faced one batter in the 11th and was charged with the deciding run after being removed following the intentional walk to Suzuki.

The Cubs won despite managing only five hits, as their pitching staff combined to allow 11 hits but limited Toronto to two runs. Chicago’s relievers combined for 19 strikes and 48 balls over their portions of the game, while Toronto pitchers combined for 13 strikes and 56 balls. The game was the second meeting between the teams this season, with the teams splitting a two-game series in June. Toronto won 8-6 on June 20 and Chicago won 16-2 on June 19.

Cease’s outing was the longest of the game for either side. He struck out 10 and did not walk a batter. Peterson worked five innings for the Cubs, and the Chicago bullpen covered the final six innings, with Civale contributing three innings and the other four relievers each working one frame.

Toronto’s recent results coming into Thursday included a 5-4 win at Houston on Wednesday, while the Cubs had beaten the Dodgers 7-6 on Wednesday. The Blue Jays now head to Philadelphia for a three-game series, while the Cubs travel to Kansas City for a three-game set beginning Friday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Chicago Cubs 7, Toronto Blue Jays 6. Interstat’s ELO system had projected the Cubs with a 60.20 percent probability to win. Toronto had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 5 went over the over/under line of 7.5.