Major League Baseball

FINAL Thursday, September 24, 2026
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Chicago Cubs 2
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Match Report

Cubs clinch 2nd straight playoffs trip by beating Marlins 2-1 as Crow-Armstrong joins 40-40 club

— Pete Crow-Armstrong joined the 40-40 club by stealing his 40th base to go along with his major league-leading 45 home runs, and the Chicago Cubs...

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Top Performers

MIA

  • Otto Lopez · ·
  • Heriberto Hernandez · ·
  • Jakob Marsee · ·
  • Javier Sanoja · ·

CHC

  • Pete Crow-Armstrong · ·
  • Seiya Suzuki · ·
  • Michael Busch · ·
  • Michael Conforto · ·

Recent Plays

  1. · 9th Inning
  2. · 9th Inning Conine grounded out to pitcher.
  3. · 9th Inning Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
  4. · 9th Inning Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging
  5. · 9th Inning Pitch 3 : Ball 2
  6. · 9th Inning Pitch 2 : Ball 1
  7. · 9th Inning Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  8. · 9th Inning Ryan Zeferjahn pitches to Griffin Conine

Head to Head

MIA wins series 2-1

Injuries

Chicago Cubs

  • Justin Steele 60-Day-IL
  • Shelby Miller 60-Day-IL
  • Ben Brown 60-Day-IL
  • Phil Maton 60-Day-IL
  • Riley Martin 60-Day-IL

Miami Marlins

  • Anthony Bender Out
  • Ronny Henriquez 60-Day-IL
  • Jakob Marsee Out
  • Adam Mazur 60-Day-IL
  • Pete Fairbanks Out

Lineups

CHC

  1. 4Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF
  2. 27Seiya SuzukiRF
  3. 29Michael Busch1B
  4. 20Michael ConfortoDH
  5. 8Ian HappLF
  6. 2Nico Hoerner2B
  7. 75Pedro Ramirez3B
  8. 15Carson KellyC
  9. 7Dansby SwansonSS

MIA

  1. 6Otto LopezSS
  2. 13Heriberto HernandezLF
  3. 87Jakob MarseeCF
  4. 8Javier Sanoja3B
  5. 50Agustin RamirezDH
  6. 3Esteury RuizRF
  7. 63Deyvison De Los Santos1B
  8. 68Jared Serna2B
  9. 64Brian NavarretoC

MLB News

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