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With the lead for the first time and Scherzer now out of the game, for the Cubs to battle back and win this game, they were going to have to do so against the back of the Blue Jays pen, starting with Brendon Little, who replaced Scherzer after allowing a leadoff double to Shaw to begin the eighth. Little proceeded to walk Seiya Suzuki to put two runners on, only to have a wild pitch move both runners up as the Cubs had a pair of runners in scoring position with no outs and the heart of their order coming up. Had this been the situation early in the season, you could almost guarantee the Cubs would come through, but those days are long as Little and Seranthony Dominguez battled back to strike out the next three hitters to keep the Blue Jays on top 2-1.