MIAMI — Jesús Sánchez hit a leadoff homer and a game-ending triple, ending with three hits and 4 RBIs because the Miami Marlins got here again to beat the Chicago Cubs 8-7 on Monday evening.
Rookie catcher Agustín Ramírez additionally went deep within the first inning for the Marlins, who squandered two leads earlier than Sánchez’s two-run triple received it with two outs within the ninth.
Miami was all the way down to its final strike in opposition to reliever Daniel Palencia (0-1) when Derek Hill doubled on an 0-2 depend and Javier Sanoja walked. Sánchez then hit a tough smash previous first baseman Michael Busch and into the right-field nook, sending each runners house for the Marlins’ sixth walk-off win of the season.
After the Cubs took a 7-6 lead within the sixth, Valente Bellozo (1-2) threw three scoreless innings of reduction for the win.
Miguel Amaya homered, doubled and drove in 5 runs for the NL Central-leading Cubs.
Recalled from Triple-A earlier within the day, Matt Shaw hit an RBI double that capped a four-run sixth in opposition to Marlins reliever Jesús Tinoco and gave Chicago a 7-6 lead. Moisés Ballesteros hit a run-scoring single and scored on Amaya’s two-run double.
Cubs starter Ben Brown retired 12 straight till the Marlins chased him with a four-run fifth. Liam Hicks hit an RBI triple and Sanoja, Sánchez and Otto López added run-scoring singles.
Brown gave up six runs and 7 hits whereas putting out seven in 4 2/3 innings.
Amaya’s three-run homer off Marlins starter Edward Cabrera within the fourth erased a 2-0 deficit.
Cabrera accomplished 5 innings of three run-ball. He allowed 5 hits and struck out seven.
Consecutive homers from Sánchez and Ramírez within the first put Miami forward 2-0. Sánchez’s 409-foot drive to right-center was the primary leadoff homer of his profession.
Key second
The Cubs threatened in opposition to Bellozo within the ninth on Seiya Suzuki’s one-out stroll and Dansby Swanson’s two-out single. However he retired Nico Hoerner on a flyout to heart.
Key stat
The 4 runs charged in opposition to Tinoco ended a string of 16 scoreless innings by Marlins relievers.
Up subsequent
Cubs RHP Jameson Taillon (2-3, 4.53 ERA) begins Tuesday in opposition to Marlins LHP Ryan Weathers (1-0, 1.80).