Result: Blue Jays 3, Cubs 2. Cubs lead the NL Central by 3.5 games over St. Louis with a MLB-best record of 43-25. The Phillies beat the Cards 20-2.
I think the loss can most likely be attributed to Toronto's stone-pimp throwbacks they wear for Friday home games.
What happened: One bad inning was enough to sink the Cubs on Friday. In the third, Sean Gallagher gave up a two-run HR to Matt Stairs, and Scott Rolen followed with a solo shot.
The game turned when the Cubs failed to tie or go ahead in the 6th. They caught a bad break when Jim Edmonds' single deflected off the second-base umpire, forcing Kosuke Fukudome to stop at third. Eric Patterson singled home a run to make it a one-run game, but Ryan Theriot hit into an inning-ending double play. Toronto's bullpen shut down the Cubs the rest of the way.
Concerns: The Cubs home-road splits in batting average seem to worsen, and strikeouts were definitely a problem Friday. Cubs hitters went down 13 times.
Up next: Cubs at Toronto, noon today.
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