CHICAGO (AP) — Nick Madrigal’s two-operate solitary in the eighth inning lifted the Chicago Cubs to a 4-2 earn in excess of the Miami Marlins on Saturday.
Jorge Soler hit a solo homer for the Marlins, who’ve dropped five in a row considering that sweeping the Cubs very last weekend in Miami.
Madrigal’s go-ahead hit off A.J. Puk (3-1) gave the Cubs their initially direct. The next batter, pinch-hitter Miguel Amaya, adopted with an RBI single – his initial vocation hit.
“I consider any child increasing up goals of people cases,” Madrigal stated. “I definitely want to be the guy in those people predicaments.” Two of the a few operates billed to Puk had been unearned thanks to Yuli Gurriel’s inning-opening fielding error”
Outfielder Peyton Burdick also made an error in the eighth.
“(Our pitchers) have been all very good,” he reported. “They all did their work opportunities it just (stinks) I didn’t do mine.”
Reliever Keegan Thompson (2-2) pitched three innings for the earn and Adbert Alzolay labored the ninth for his 1st preserve of the season.
Marlins reliever Matt Barnes – named the starter a few hours just before the game – pitched the 1st inning right before offering way to the bullpen, which hummed together right up until the seventh, in which the Cubs loaded the bases in advance of Huascar Brazoban struck out Seiya Suzuki to end the inning.
Puk, the sixth Miami pitcher, was not as blessed.
Chicago’s Drew Smyly, who’d won a few of his very last 4 begins, gave up the two Miami runs in the 1st 3 1/3 innings. He concluded an early working day with 3 hits, 3 walks and five strikeouts.
CUETO LEAVES EARLY
Marlins RHP Johnny Cueto remaining a rehab start for Triple-A Jacksonville on Saturday after falling when trying to address 1st base. It’s not distinct if this will delay his return to the large-league club. Cueto, who lasted just an inning in his only start out this time, has been on the 15-working day wounded record because April 4 with appropriate biceps tightness.
Joyful ANNIVERSARY
Kerry Wood was on the mound to toss out the to start with pitch accurately 25 a long time right after tying a major-league record by placing out 20 Houston batters at Wrigley Field. Roger Clemens (two times), Randy Johnson and Max Scherzer are the only other pitchers to assert the rare feat. Wood also led the seventh-inning-extend singalong.
TRAINER’S Space
Marlins: Supervisor Skip Schumaker claimed reliever JT Chargois (suitable indirect pressure) felt very good immediately after Friday’s rehab outing for Minimal-A Jupiter but did not speculate when he’d return from the 15-day hurt list. … Barnes made his third career begin and first due to the fact Aug. 22, 2015, for Boston.
Cubs: Kyle Hendricks (shoulder strain) mentioned he felt fantastic following throwing a bullpen session just before the game. The correct-hander is scheduled to make a rehab commence for Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday and expects to do it once again 5 days later on.
UP Future Miami’s Sandy Alcantara (1-3, 5.09) faces fellow proper-hander Hayden Wesneski (2-1, 4.45) in Sunday afternoon’s sequence finale.
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