MIA 8, CHC 2 | Sep 22, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, September 22, 2026•Wrigley Field•62°F, Partly Cloudy

MIA

Marlins

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Josh Ekness

LOSS

Caleb Thielbar

The Marlins cruised past the Cubs 8-2 in a dominant performance.

Key Moment

Top 12: Jakob Marsee singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Griffin Conine scores.

Weather: 62°F, Partly CloudyWind: 13 mph, In From CFFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 4:10Att: 33,759Venue: Wrigley Field

Ump Audit

Nic Lentz

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93.5%B

13 missed calls

+20.0% MIA

+0.16 runs MIA

Win Probability

CHC WinMIA Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
MIA	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	8	11	1
CHC	0

Game 824624 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Miami Marlins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Heriberto HernándezLF	5	1	1	0	1	1	.228/.313/.437	108.2	.302	.394
Otto LopezSS	5	1	1	0	0	1	.304/.348/.440	101.7	.246	.224
Kyle StowersDH	4	3	2	2	1	1	.240/.332/.455	106.1	.374	.571
Javier Sanoja2B	5	0	2	1	1	1	.293/.333/.454	79.4	.448	.418
Joe MackC	3	0	2	2	0	0	.236/.282/.397	103.2	.262	.244
Esteury RuizRF	6	1	0	0	0	4	.216/.329/.373	93	.227	.230
Griffin Conine1B	6	1	1	1	0	1	.254/.346/.474	106	.395	.493
Graham Pauley3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.206/.253/.375	66.3	-	-
Jakob MarseeCF	3	1	1	1	0	1	.231/.348/.359	93.2	.437	.428
Bench
Agustín RamírezC	3	0	1	1	0	0	.237/.323/.367	107.9	.409	.422
Deyvison De Los Santos1B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.185/.214/.259
Totals	45	8	11	8	3	14	-	-	-	-

HR:Stowers (6th off Civale, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Stowers

TB:15

RBI:Conine; Marsee; Sanoja; Stowers 2; Ramírez; Mack 2

SB:Lopez

Team LOB:11

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	4	1	2	0	2	1	.282/.373/.579	87.2	.206

Pitching

Miami Marlins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Janson Junk	5.0	2	0	0	1	6	84-59	87.7	4.31
Cade Gibson	0.0	2	2	1	0	0	11-8	90	5.55
Calvin FaucherBS	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	19-11	92	3.39
Michael Petersen	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	18-11	94.3	3.11
Eury Pérez	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	14-11	92	4.14
Tyler Zuber	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	20-11	91	5.67
Jack Ralston	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	21-8	87	3.68
Josh EknessW	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	14-11	97.5	3.54
Victor Vodnik	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	9-7	94	5.08
Totals	12.0	7	2	1	5	17	210-137	-	-

WP:Junk

HBP:Hoerner (by Faucher)

IBB:Petersen; Ralston; Ekness

Inherited runners-scored:Faucher 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Junk 84-59; Gibson 11-8; Faucher 19-11; Petersen 18-11; Pérez 14-11; Zuber 20-11; Ralston 21-8; Ekness 14-11; Vodnik 9-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Junk 3-6; Gibson 1-0; Faucher 0-1; Petersen 1-1; Pérez 0-0; Zuber 1-1; Ralston 1-2; Ekness 1-0; Vodnik 1-0

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Shota Imanaga	5.0	4	1	1	0	7	0	91-58	85.5	3.74

Game Notes

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T3Replay review: Cubs challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: pitcher Shota Imanaga picks off Heriberto Hernández at 1st on throw to first baseman Michael Busch.

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B4Replay review: Agustín Ramírez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Ian Happ called out on strikes.

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B6Replay review: Cubs challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a ground ball to second baseman Jared Serna.

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B10Replay review: Joe Mack challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Nico Hoerner walks. Seiya Suzuki to 3rd. Michael Busch to 2nd.

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T12Replay review: Marlins challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Griffin Conine singles on a fly ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Esteury Ruiz scores.

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B5Wild pitch by Janson Junk

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T10Wild pitch by Ryan Zeferjahn

Top 4 • MIA

1-0

Agustín Ramírez singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Kyle Stowers scores. Javier Sanoja to 2nd.

EV: 107.9 mph236 ftLA: 8°

Top 6 • MIA

2-0

Kyle Stowers homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 106.1 mph💣 372 ftLA: 39°

Bot 6 • CHC

2-1

Michael Busch reaches on a fielder's choice. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Seiya Suzuki to 3rd. Missed catch error by catcher Joe Mack, assist to first baseman Deyvison De Los Santos.

EV: 92.1 mph15 ftLA: -6°

2-2

Ian Happ singles on a ground ball to right fielder Griffin Conine. Seiya Suzuki scores. Michael Busch to 3rd.

EV: 103.3 mph94 ftLA: 4°

Top 12 • MIA

8-2

Joe Mack singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Otto Lopez scores. Kyle Stowers scores. Javier Sanoja to 2nd.

EV: 103.2 mph107 ftLA: 6°

6-2

Javier Sanoja singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Heriberto Hernández scores. Otto Lopez to 3rd. Kyle Stowers to 2nd.

EV: 78.5 mph231 ftLA: 20°

5-2

Kyle Stowers walks. Jakob Marsee scores. Heriberto Hernández to 3rd. Otto Lopez to 2nd.

4-2

Jakob Marsee singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Griffin Conine scores.

EV: 93.2 mph215 ftLA: 12°

3-2

Marlins challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Griffin Conine singles on a fly ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Esteury Ruiz scores.

EV: 65.1 mph206 ftLA: 35°

WP:Zeferjahn

HBP:Stowers (by Imanaga); Santos (by Civale); Lopez (by Cabrera)

IBB:Zeferjahn

Inherited runners-scored:Zeferjahn 1-0; Thielbar 3-0; Cabrera 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Imanaga 91-58; Civale 30-19; Palencia 11-8; Rolison 25-17; Zeferjahn 13-8; Thielbar 14-10; Cabrera 24-13

Groundouts-flyouts:Imanaga 4-3; Civale 1-3; Palencia 2-1; Rolison 0-2; Zeferjahn 0-1; Thielbar 1-2; Cabrera 1-0

Bench
Michael ConfortoDH	2	0	0	0	0	0	.243/.337/.478	109.7	.347	.455
Shota ImanagaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Aaron CivaleP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Daniel PalenciaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan RolisonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan ZeferjahnP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Caleb ThielbarP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Edward CabreraP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-