Marlins Speed By Cubs

     The Miami Marlins passed by the Chicago Cubs 10-3 on Sunday at loanDepot park. The Fish avoided a three-game sweep to the Cubs. Former Marlins starting pitcher Josh Beckett was inducted into the Miami Marlins Legends Hall of Fame before the contest. 

     The Marlins continued their nine-game homestand. The Cubs could not clinch a winning record this year.

     Miami(72-72) put up two runs in the bottom of the second. Joe Mack grounded out to second and Jakob Marsee crossed the plate. Otto Lopez followed with a base hit through the left side which scored Heriberto Hernandez.

     Chicago(81-63) made it 2-1 in the top of the third. Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a sacrifice fly into left field and Carson Kelly reached home.

     The Cubbies tied it 2-2 in the top of the fourth inning. Nico Hoerner grounded into a double play and Alex Bregman scored.

      The Fish reclaimed the lead 3-2 in the bottom of the fourth. Hernandez belted a solo home run on the first pitch to left field for his 24th homer this season.

       The Cubs evened it up 3-3 in the top of the fifth. Crow-Armstrong blasted a solo homer down the right-field line on the first pitch for his 40th home run of the season. He became the first Cubs player ever to have at least 40 homers and 30 stolen bases in a single season. 

        The Marlins responded with five runs in the bottom of the fifth and expanded their lead to 8-3. Griffin Conine was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Graham Pauley touched home. Owen Caissie came up next and drove in Javier Sanoja and Kyle Stowers with a single through the right side. Two batters later, Hernandez knocked in Conine on a single into center field. They capped the frame when Caissie came in on a base hit by Mack to center field.

      In the seventh inning, Miami added two more runs for a 10-3 advantage. Sanoja lined a two-run home run to left field with Lopez aboard. It was Sanoja's eighth home run of the year.