Happs sacrifice fly caps 3-run rally Cub

Happ's sacrifice fly caps 3-run rally, Cubs beat Marlins 4-3 September 21 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink MIAMI (AP) Ian Riley Dixon Jersey Happ hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Wednesday night. Patrick Wisdom hit his 23rd homer for the Cubs, who had only four hits.Down 3-1, the Cubs scored three in the eighth without a hit against Marlins relievers Steven Okert and Dylan Floro.Okert (5-5) walked Zach McKinstry and Christopher Morel to start the inning. Okert then muffed Esteban Quirozs sacrifice bunt and threw errantly to first. McKinstry scored from second on the error while Morel and Quiroz advanced two bases.Chicago tied it after Morel beat shortstop Miguel Rojas throw to the plate on a grounder by David Bote, with Quiroz advancing to third. Happ followed with a fly ball to left off Floro.Keegan Thompson (10-5) pitched three scorele s innings of relief. Activated from the injured list earlier Wednesday, Thompson allowed one hit and struck out six.For the second consecutive night, Okert got the lo s after being unable to hold a lead in the eighth. It was the Marlins 37th one-run lo s, matching the club record set in 1993.Marlins starter Jess Luzardo struck out 11 in 6 2/3 innings of one-run ball. The left-hander allowed three hits and walked one. Wisdoms blast in the seventh ended Luzardos outing.Rookie Nick Fortes and Lewin Daz homered against Cubs starter Marcus Stroman in the fifth. Fortes two-run drive cleared the right-field wall and D Kayvon Thibodeaux T Shirts az followed with his solo shot to right.Stroman, who limited the Marlins to two singles through the first four innings, was lifted after six innings. He allowed three runs and five hits, walked one and struck out seven.BASEBALL CLASSIC James Bradberry Jersey CALLINGSIsrael has added Marlins relievers Richard Bleier and Jake Fishman to its roster for the 2023 World Baseball Cla sic next spring. The 35-year-old Bleier also represented Israel in the 2013 tournaments qualifying round.ROSTER MOVEThe Cubs optioned RHP Jeremiah Estrada to Triple-A Iowa for Thompsons spot on the roster.TRAINERS ROOMCubs: INF Nico Hoerner (triceps) sat out his ninth straight game. ... LHP Steven Brault (left shoulder strain) gave up four runs and four hits and didnt record an out in a rehab appearance with Iowa Tuesday.Marlins: RHP Edward Cabrera (right middle finger blister) continues to receive treatment and remains in line to make his next start Sunday.UP NEXTCubs: RHP Hayden Wesneski (1-1, 2.30) will start the opener of a four-game road set against Pittsburgh on Thursday.Marlins: Have not announced a starter for the opener of their three-game home series against Washington on Friday.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic Ian Happ National League Major League Baseball Chicago Cubs Dylan Floro Edward Cabrera Richard Bleier Steven Brault Nico Hoerner Marcus Stroman Ian Happ Patrick Wisdom Christopher Morel Miguel Rojas David Bote Keegan Thompson Miami Marlins Chicago Cubs share Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 18 New York Giants Pet Gear MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against Kadarius Toney Jersey the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 54 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 54 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ducks bring losing streak into game against the Hurricanes The Anaheim Ducks aim to end their six-game losing streak when they play the Carolina Hurricanes 55 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Blackhawks face the Metropolitan Division-leading Devils The Chicago Blackhawks face the top-ranked team in the Metropolitan Division, the New Jersey Devils 55 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS