After spearing the ball, Hoerner flipped to Dansby Swanson who tagged second base to double off Bryan De La Cruz. Hoerner saved a run with a leaping catch of Garrett Hampson’s liner toward right in the fifth. Steele allowed back-to-back singles to Arráez and Gurriel with one out in the fourth, but escaped. The Cubs jumped ahead 1-0 in the first on Suzuki’s RBI single.

The Marlins then were swept in a three-game set by the Braves when they were outscored 23-9. Miami swept a three-game series with the Cubs in Florida last weekend, with Cabrera winning the second contest. followed with a scoreless ninth for his first save. Michael Fulmer pitched a scoreless eight and Mark Leitner Jr. Nico Hoerner had two hits and Seiya Suzuki added an RBI for the Cubs, who returned to Wrigley Field following a 1-6 road trip when they struggled offensively and lost five games by one run. Edward Cabrera (2-3) yielded three runs on five hits in five innings while striking out eight. Luis Arráez had three hits and Yuli Gurriel’s sac fly drove in the only run for the Marlins, who have dropped four straight.

“For me it’s just taking something from each and every time I’m on the mound, in a game and learning something from it,” Steele said.Ĭhicago’s Matt Mervis drove in an insurance run in the eighth with his first hit, a sharp single to right, in his major-league debut. Steele got some help from his defense, including three double-plays, as he threw 64 of 86 pitches for strikes. We've talked about it almost every start, just how great he's continued to pitch.”

“Justin was really clean and efficient and attacking them,” manager David Ross said. Reliable at the top of the Cubs rotation in his third big-league season. The 27-year-old Steele has emerged as a soft-spoken Mr. The left-hander has permitted two or fewer earned runs in 14 straight starts dating to July 22, 2022. Steele (5-0) allowed one run on six hits, all singles, and walked none to lower his ERA to an NL-leading 1.45. Happ, Steele lead Cubs past Marlins 4-1 to end 3-game slideĬHICAGO - Ian Happ lined a deep two-run homer, Justin Steele tossed seven solid innings and the Chicago Cubs topped the Miami Marlins 4-1 on Friday to snap a three-game slide.

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