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Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner celebrated early during the walk-off victory over the Miami Marlins.
Justin Turner ripped a two-run double to cap a three-run ninth inning that lifted the host Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.
The Chicago Cubs second baseman scored the winning run in a thrilling ninth-inning comeback at Wrigley Field against the Miami Marlins. Hoerner was feeling so good that cameras caught him yelling with a huge smile on his face between second and third base because he knew that he was going to beat the throw from the left field corner.
TAKING THE FIFTH: The Cubs scored all five of their runs last night in the fifth inning. They have outscored their opponents by 25 runs in the fifth, 40-15. Their next-largest differential in an inning is 19, in the second (34-15). They are +11 in the first (26-15) and ninth (17-6). (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
Nico Hoerner had an RBI single and Justin Turner followed with a two-run double, all in the ninth inning, as the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Miami Marlins 5-4.
Miami Marlins (15-25, fifth in the NL East) vs. Chicago Cubs (24-18, first in the NL Central) Chicago; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. CDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Valente Bellozo (0-2, 3.50 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 14 strikeouts);
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Vidal Brujan, almost to home plate, was waving in Nico Hoerner as he ran. And Hoerner sped around third so quickly that the throw in stopped at the relay man. Hoerner dove across the plate, and the Cubs secured a 5-4 win against the Marlins in walk-off fashion Tuesday.
Miami Marlins (15-26, fifth in the NL East) vs. Chicago Cubs (25-18, first in the NL Central) Chicago; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. CDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Ryan Weathers (0-0); Cubs: Jameson Taillon (2-2,
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