Lake 2 HRs, Cubs beat Marlins for 5th win in row
Lake 2 HRs, Cubs beat Marlins for 5th win in row
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Miami Marlins
2
Chicago Cubs
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Wrigley Field · 33,786 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
J Lake homered to left center (377 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 2-4
S Castro scored on R Wolf's wild pitch.
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Wild Pitch 2-4
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
C McGehee grounded out to first, G Stanton scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
J Lake homered to center (426 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
E Bonifacio homered to left (366 feet), J Samardzija scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 2-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
M Ozuna grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 2-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
M Ozuna batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
E Lucas grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 2-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
E Lucas batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
C McGehee grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 2-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
C McGehee batting
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Play Result 2-5
P Strop relieved J Grimm.
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Play Result 2-5
L Valbuena at third base.
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Start Inning 2-5
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 2-5
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
D Barney grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 2-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
D Barney batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
L Valbuena lined out to right.
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Line Out 2-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
L Valbuena batting
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Play Result 2-5
L Valbuena hit for M Olt.
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
J Ruggiano struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-5
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 5: ball 3
Showing the last 40 of 538 events.
Head to Head
CHC win series 2-1
Injuries
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Miami Marlins
- Ronny Henriquez Out
- Anthony Bender Out
- Jakob Marsee Out
- Adam Mazur Out
- Robby Snelling Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCHC
Emilio BonifacioCF27
Junior LakeLF48
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Starlin CastroSS13
Justin RuggianoRF39
Mike Olt3B25
Darwin Barney2B20
Eli WhitesideC32
Jeff SamardzijaP29
Substitutes
Luis Valbuena3B18
Chris CoghlanPH7
Wesley WrightP57
Justin GrimmP46
Pedro StropP64
MIA
Christian YelichLF22
Donovan Solano2B16
Giancarlo StantonRF27
Casey McGehee3B31
Garrett Jones1B33
Marcell OzunaCF24
Adeiny HechavarriaSS56
Jeff MathisC45
Randy WolfP52
Substitutes
Bryan MorrisP57
Chris HatcherP44
Ed Lucas2B5
Jeff G Baker1B10
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