Miami Marlins stymie Chicago's push for NL wild card with 8-2 victory over the Cubs
Griffin Conine sparked the 12th-inning surge with a tiebreaking single as Miami ended Chicago’s playoff push.
- On Tuesday, the Miami Marlins snapped a three-game losing streak, defeating the Chicago Cubs 8-2 in 12 innings. Griffin Conine plated the go-ahead run in the 12th inning.
- Chicago rallied from a 2-0 deficit after Janson Junk threw five scoreless innings for Miami, though Javier Sanoja made a key diving stop to preserve the tie in late innings.
- Kyle Stowers powered Miami's offense, hitting his 20th home run and doubling for his first two-hit game since September 5. Chicago mustered only one hit in 18 at-bats with runners in scoring position.
- The loss prevented the Cubs from clinching a wild-card playoff spot after the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2. The Marlins played spoiler.
- On Wednesday night, Ryan Gusto starts for Miami against Chicago's Kevin Gausman as the series continues. Both teams pursue postseason positioning.
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The Toronto Star
Miami Marlins stymie Chicago’s push for NL wild card with 8-2 victory over the Cubs
CHICAGO (AP) — Griffin Conine drove in Esteury Ruiz with a tiebreaking single in Miami's six-run 12th inning, and the Marlins stymied Chicago's push for an NL wild card with
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Miami Marlins stymie Chicago's push for NL wild card with 8-2 victory over the Cubs
Griffin Conine drove in Esteury Ruiz with a tiebreaking single in Miami’s six-run 12th inning, and the Marlins stymied Chicago’s push for an NL wild card with an 8-2 victory over the Cubs. Conine put Miami ahead to stay with…
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thesportsleader.comGriffin Conine’s timely hit pushes Marlins past Cubs in 12
Griffin Conine plated the go-ahead run in the 12th inning for the visiting Miami Marlins, who snapped a three-game losing streak Tuesday with an 8-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.On a night when runs were scarce until the final inning, both teams endured a...
Griffin Conine pushed Dominican Esteury Ruiz with a single that broke the game in the 12th inning, in which Miami scored six runs, and the Marlins slowed down Chicago's push for a National Wildcard with a victory on Tuesday 8-2 over the Cubs.
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