Pitching control defined the night as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Miami Marlins. Shota Imanaga kept Miami quiet through his outing, and Chicago's offense created separation without giving the Marlins a chance to sustain a rally.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Imanaga earned the win with a sharp start, allowing only one earned run while striking out four. Aaron Civale then worked three scoreless innings to close the game and record the save.
Ian Happ scored on Pedro Ramírez's force out in the second, giving Chicago the lead. In the sixth, Happ's walk brought Pete Crow-Armstrong home, Nico Hoerner's single scored Michael Busch, and Ramírez's sacrifice fly brought Alex Bregman across. Esteury Ruiz later grounded out to bring Griffin Conine home for Miami, but the Cubs answered with another run in the seventh and added insurance in the ninth.
Janson Junk took the loss after allowing one earned run in his start. Miami's offense managed only limited production against Chicago's pitching, and Ruiz's groundout provided the club's lone scoring play.
Chicago extended its winning streak, while Miami's losing streak continued. The game belonged to controlled pitching and timely offense from the Cubs, with the Marlins unable to turn their late opportunity into a comeback.
Chicago Cubs defeated Miami Marlins, 6-1.
- Michael Busch went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored (batting .236 on the season).
- Nico Hoerner went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI (batting .263 on the season).
- Ian Happ went 1-for-4 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .219 on the season).
- Shota Imanaga allowed 1 run on 3 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 4, to earn the win (9-10) (3.91 ERA).
- Janson Junk allowed 1 run on 3 hits over 5.0 innings, striking out 4, and took the loss (6-9) (4.00 ERA).
- Aaron Civale allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 3.0 innings, striking out 3, and closed it out for the save (2) (4.37 ERA).
Miami Marlins fell to 71-71 (2 straight losses); Chicago Cubs improved to 80-62 (2 straight wins).