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Happs sacrifice fly caps 3-run rally Cub
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
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