Cubs Carve Out Marlins

     The Chicago Cubs handled the Miami Marlins 4-1 at Wrigley Field on Friday. The Marlins swept the Cubs in a three-game series last weekend in Miami. 

     Chicago(16-16) got a run in the bottom of the first. Ian Happ smacked a two-run homer to center field in the fifth inning to give the Cubs a 3-0 lead. Miami(16-17) is currently on a four-game losing streak.