Jake Arrieta caps 5-5 Cubs trip with career-high 11 strikeouts
Jake Arrieta had a career-high 11 strikeouts in seven innings, and Nate Schierholtz hit a three-run homer to help the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 6-1 Wednesday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
6
Miami Marlins
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Marlins Park · 27,032 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 9: foul
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 7: foul
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 6: foul
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Out 6-1
Pitch 5: in play
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
-
Play Result 6-1
D Barney reached on infield single to shortstop, S Castro scored, J Baker to second.
-
Advancing On Force 6-1
-
Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
-
Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: foul
-
Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
-
Play Result 5-1
N Schierholtz homered to right (371 feet), S Castro and R Sweeney scored.
-
Advancing On Force 5-1
-
Advancing On Force 4-1
-
Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
-
Play Result 2-1
S Castro doubled to deep center, A Rizzo scored.
-
Advancing On Play 2-1
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: foul
-
Bunted Foul 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 6: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 9: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 6: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 6: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
-
Play Result 1-1
G Stanton homered to right center (419 feet).
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
-
End Inning 6-1
End of the 9th
-
End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
-
Play Result 6-1
J Marisnick lined out to right.
-
Line Out 6-1
Pitch 1: in play
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
J Marisnick batting
-
End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
-
Play Result 6-1
M Ozuna struck out swinging.
-
Strike Swinging 6-1
Pitch 10: strike 3 (swinging)
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 9: foul
-
Ball 6-1
Pitch 8: ball 3
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 7: foul
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 6: foul
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 5: foul
-
Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: ball 2
-
Strike Looking 6-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
-
Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
M Ozuna batting
-
End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
-
Play Result 6-1
G Jones flied out to left.
-
Fly Out 6-1
Pitch 4: in play
-
Strike Swinging 6-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
G Jones batting
-
Play Result 6-1
J Russell relieved P Strop.
-
Start Inning 6-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
-
Lineup Change 6-1
-
Lineup Change 6-1
-
End Inning 6-1
Middle of the 9th
-
End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
-
Play Result 6-1
S Castro struck out swinging.
-
Strike Swinging 6-1
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
-
Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: ball 1
-
Strike Swinging 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
-
Strike Looking 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
S Castro batting
-
End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
-
Play Result 6-1
A Rizzo singled to center.
-
Single 6-1
Pitch 2: in play
Showing the last 40 of 581 events.
Head to Head
CHC win series 2-1
Injuries
Miami Marlins
- Ronny Henriquez Out
- Anthony Bender Out
- Jakob Marsee Out
- Adam Mazur Out
- Robby Snelling Out
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Lineups
ConfirmedMIA
Rafael Furcal2B
Adeiny HechavarriaSS56
Giancarlo StantonRF27
Casey McGehee3B31
Garrett Jones1B33
Marcell OzunaRF24
Jake MarisnickCF94
Jeff MathisC45
Nathan EovaldiP17
Substitutes
Reed JohnsonLF5
Dan JenningsP26
Justin BourPH41
Jacob TurnerP50
CHC
Luis Valbuena3B18
Chris CoghlanLF7
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Starlin CastroSS13
Ryan SweeneyCF26
Nate SchierholtzRF62
John D BakerC4
Darwin Barney2B20
Jake ArrietaP49
Substitutes
Justin RuggianoLF39
Junior LakeCF48
Mike OltPH25
Pedro StropP64
James RussellP88
MLB News
All news
ESPN
2026 MLB Awards: Results, analysis on MVP, Cy Young, more
Baseball's best players and managers of 2026 collected their hardware this week.
ESPN
Who has won the MLB MVP Award? All-time winners list
MLB's MVP Award is given to top players in the American League and National League. Take a look at the all-time winners list now.
News
Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong, Astros' Yordan Alvarez unanimous MVP winners
Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Astros' Yordan Alvarez each earned all 30 first-place votes to win the MVP awards in their respective leagues Thursday night.
News
Braves, reliever Evan Phillips agree to 3-year, $35M deal
The Braves and free agent relief pitcher Evan Phillips, who appeared in 31 games for the Dodgers last season, have agreed to a three-year, $35 million contract.