Reyes's homer, Hoerner's double help Cubs hold off Blue Jays, avoid sweep

Franmil Reyes had a home run and Nico Hoerner's double scored two runs as the Chicago Cubs held off the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5 on Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep.

Ian Happ, Rafael Ortega and Zach McKinstry all had RBI singles for Chicago (56-75).

Manuel Rodriguez (1-0), Mark Leiter Jr., Erich Uelmen, Michael Rucker and Rowan Wick came out of the bullpen for Chicago. Wick earned his ninth save of the season.

Alejandro Kirk had a three-run home run for Toronto (70-59) and Cavan Biggio added a two-run shot in front of the home crowd at Rogers Centre.

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