After going more than five scoreless innings against the Jays, Horton posted a streak of 29 scoreless innings to solely take possession of most consecutive scoreless innings amongst pitchers this season. Jesse Rogers pointed out that Clarke Schmidt of the New York Yankees originally held the title with 28.1.

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The rookie tossed 5 2/3 shutout frames, striking out six and walking none, having allowed just two hits on 67 pitches.

The actual game took place at the Rogers Centre last night, where the Cubs sent young fireballer Cade Horton to the mound to face grizzled veteran Blue Jays hurler Kevin Gausman. Miguel Amaya was in the starting lineup. I am assuming the battery are familiar with one another, and they certainly worked well.

It was far from an offensive onslaught, but the Cubs’ bats did enough behind another impressive start from Cade Horton to earn a 4-1 win over the Blue Jays Wednesday night at Rogers Centre.

Blue Jays lineup: Cade Horton, RHP vs. Kevin Gausman, RHP Cade Horton’s 23.2 inning scoreless streak is a record for Cubs rookies. During the streak, in addition to allowing no runs, he’s given up 10 hits and seven walks (0.

Horton has found his groove in the Majors, tossing 22.2 scoreless innings while allowing just 17 baserunners in his past four starts. Fantasy managers cannot ignore this excellent combination of recent success and substantial upside from someone who was a notable prospect,