The Chicago Cubs completed a three-game sweep as they topped the Miami Marlins 13-4 at Wrigley Field on Wednesday. The Marlins went 2-4 on the six-game road swing.
The Cubs got ahead in the first inning 1-0. Kris Bryant blasted a solo home run to left on a 1-2 pitch for his sixth homer of the season.
Chicago(19-15) was able to bat around in the bottom of the third as they chalked up eight runs against Marlins staring pitcher Win-Yin Chen. Addison Russell scored on a Kris Bryant double into right-center field. Javier Baez reached base on an infield single to short with Albert Almora Jr. scoring. Anthony Rizzo followed with a three-run homer to right field that brought home Bryant and Almora for a 6-0 lead. Wilson tripled to right field and then scored on a sacrifice fly by David Bote to right. Ian Happ walked and scored on two-run home run by Russell to left-center field.
In the fourth inning, Miami(13-23) managed to break the shutout. Brian Anderson triple off the top of the center-field wall and then scored on a ground out by Justin Bour to second.
The Cubbies were able to match it in the bottom of the frame. Rizzo hooked a double into the right-field corner for Almora to score.
Two more runs would be piled up by the Cubs in the sixth inning. Rizzo knocked in Almora with a double to deep right field. Wilson Contreras later doubled into center which scored Rizzo.
The Marlins closed the gap to 12-3 in the seventh. Miguel Rojas lifted a two-run home run to left field on a 0-1 count. J.B. Schuck was on base and scored on the play.
Bote grounded into a fielder's choice to short and Contreras would score for a Cubs 10-run margin in the eighth inning. Bryan Holaday hit a solo home run on a 2-2 count to left-center field in the top of the ninth for Miami.
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