The Cubs are in Toronto for an interleague series with the Blue Jays (GameTracker), and in the very first inning, right-hander Marcus Stroman narrowly avoided taking a hard-hit comebacker to the face.

Here's the play:

Yikes. That's as close as it gets right there. Scary stuff.

Chris Coghlan hit that ball as the very first batter of the game. Jose Reyes actually fielded the ball after it deflected off Stroman's glove and turned it into a force out at first.