The Blue Jays’ bats were stifled by baseball’s hottest pitcher in a 4-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs at the Rogers Centre on Wednesday night, setting up a Thursday afternoon rubber match. Here’s what you need to know:

Kevin Gausman threw seven brilliant innings and allowed just three hits, including solo home runs by Michael Busch and Matt Shaw, but left trailing by a run because Cubs rookie Cade Horton took a no-hitter into the sixth and left on a 29-inning scoreless streak, the longest active in the majors.

Blue Jay Vladimir Guerrero Jr. greeted reliever Andrew Kittredge with a rocket RBI double down the left-field line, so Horton’s streak was snapped as he sat on the bench watching. Baseball Opinion

Blue Jays boss Mark Shapiro recognizes this is the best shot his team has h

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