The Lead

Blue Jays Erase Five-Run Wrigley Deficit with Eight Unanswered

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The Rest of the Slate

U.S. Open

The 2026 U.S. Open final round tees off today at Shinnecock Hills in Southampton, with the title on the line. The venue's historic difficulty with the wind and narrow fairways means Sunday scoring averages typically climb, making the leaderboard at Saturday's close a more reliable predictor of outcome than at any other major.

World Cup

Sunday's World Cup slate runs four Group G and H matches, led by Spain vs. Saudi Arabia at noon ET in Atlanta. Spain drew 0-0 with Cabo Verde in their opener and needs a result to avoid a genuine group-stage crisis, which makes this the most structurally important game of the day for a tournament favourite.

MLB Slate

The Philadelphia Phillies battered the New York Mets 15-3 Saturday, the kind of output that separates contenders from pretenders at the mid-season mark. Minnesota's Byron Buxton hit a grand slam in a ten-run fifth inning as the Twins routed Arizona 16-8, making the AL Central picture considerably more interesting.

The Number

Louis Varland's saves in 2026, the same number as his jersey number That coincidence is irrelevant. What matters is that a closer acquired on the margins is now the most reliable late-inning arm on a roster that entered the season with Jeff Hoffman penciled into that role, and the Blue Jays still haven't formally answered which one they trust in October.

What's On Tonight

            12:35 PM ET · Toronto Blue Jays vs. Chicago Cubs (Game 3, Wrigley Field) · Sportsnet
12:00 PM ET · Spain vs. Saudi Arabia (World Cup Group H) · TSN
3:00 PM ET · Belgium vs. Iran (World Cup Group G) · TSN
All day · U.S. Open Final Round, Shinnecock Hills · TSN
          

Top Dog — Betting Angle

The pick: Blue Jays team total over in the Cubs series finale. A lineup that just scored eight unanswered runs, with Varsho back in the middle of the order and a Cubs bullpen that surrendered five in the eighth, does not revert to passivity 18 hours later. Odds available on most Canadian books.

“A team doesn't erase a five-run deficit by accident, but it does still need to figure out who is actually closing games”