September 4, 2026 · NL East
Chicago Cubs vs Miami Marlins
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Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | Pedro Ramírez | Pedro Ramírez grounds into a force out, first baseman Deyvison De Los Santos to shortstop Otto Lopez. Ian Happ scores. Nico Hoerner out at 2nd. Pedro Ramírez to 1st. | CHC 1, MIA 0 |
| T6 | Ian Happ | Ian Happ walks. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Michael Busch to 3rd. Alex Bregman to 2nd. | CHC 2, MIA 0 |
| T6 | Nico Hoerner | Nico Hoerner singles on a ground ball to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. Michael Busch scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd. Ian Happ to 2nd. | CHC 3, MIA 0 |
| T6 | Pedro Ramírez | Pedro Ramírez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Esteury Ruiz. Alex Bregman scores. | CHC 4, MIA 0 |
| T7 | Michael Busch | Michael Busch strikes out swinging. | CHC 5, MIA 0 |
| B7 | Esteury Ruiz | Esteury Ruiz grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. Griffin Conine scores. Javier Sanoja to 3rd. | CHC 5, MIA 1 |
| T9 | Michael Busch | Michael Busch homers (18) on a fly ball to right center field. | CHC 6, MIA 1 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Cubs
AWAY
6
Shota Imanaga started for Cubs, leaving with a 4–0 lead.
workload · innings pitched
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Shota Imanaga
Starter
6.0
94
1
4
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Shota Imanaga threw
CSW 32% 1st-pitch strike 52% 4.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Splitter 42 45% 16 1 5 9 11 Four-Seam Fastball 29 31% 0 3 8 13 5 Sweeper 17 18% 3 4 2 7 1 Sinker 3 3% 0 0 2 1 0 Curveball 2 2% 1 1 0 0 0 Slider 1 1% 0 1 0 0 0 - Aaron Civale Reliever 3.0 46 0 3 SV inherited 1, all 1 scored
Marlins
HOME
1
Janson Junk started for Marlins, leaving trailing 0–1. Out of the bullpen, Jack Ralston took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Janson Junk
Starter
5.0
75
1
4
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Janson Junk threw
CSW 29% 1st-pitch strike 67% 4.2 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Slider 20 27% 1 8 4 4 3 Changeup 15 20% 0 1 3 7 4 Sweeper 14 19% 2 2 3 5 2 Curveball 13 17% 0 5 2 5 1 Four-Seam Fastball 9 12% 0 3 2 2 2 Sinker 4 5% 0 0 1 2 1 - Jack Ralston Middle 0.1 17 3 0
- Josh Ekness Middle 0.2 17 0 0 inherited 3, all 3 scored
- Bradley Blalock Middle 3.0 66 2 3
Where the game turned
1 run
- Ramírez Forceout (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · CHC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .280 | .375 | .570 | .945 | 2B, SB |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .365 | .481 | .846 | |
| Michael Busch 1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .236 | .345 | .391 | .736 | HR (18) |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .262 | .347 | .446 | .793 | |
| Ian Happ LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .219 | .324 | .416 | .740 | |
| Nico Hoerner SS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .318 | .359 | .677 | |
| Pedro Ramírez 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .340 | .424 | .764 | |
| Michael Conforto DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .234 | .328 | .472 | .800 | |
| Carson Kelly C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .260 | .340 | .388 | .728 |
HOME · MIA
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heriberto Hernández LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .230 | .313 | .467 | .780 | |
| Otto Lopez SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .336 | .438 | .774 | |
| Griffin Conine 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .354 | .479 | .833 | |
| Javier Sanoja 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .327 | .429 | .756 | 2B |
| Agustín Ramírez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .319 | .331 | .650 | |
| Esteury Ruiz RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .230 | .351 | .402 | .753 | |
| Jakob Marsee CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .210 | .331 | .330 | .661 | |
| Joe Mack C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .285 | .405 | .690 | |
| Deyvison De Los Santos 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .364 | .545 | .909 | 2B |
| Jared Serna 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .286 | .200 | .486 | |
| Owen Caissie PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .223 | .288 | .416 | .704 | |
| Brian Navarreto C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .114 | .184 | .205 | .389 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · CHC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shota Imanaga | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 94 | 3.91 | W |
| Aaron Civale | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 4.37 | SV |
HOME · MIA
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janson Junk | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 4.00 | L |
| Jack Ralston | 0.1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.68 | |
| Josh Ekness | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2.61 | |
| Bradley Blalock | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 66 | 6.00 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · CHC
Lineup 3.9 R
Bunts 2.0 R
IBBs 1.8 R
HOME · MIA
Lineup 4.0 R
Bunts 3.8 R
IBBs 1.4 R
Recent form
AWAY · CHC
6-4
W2
+22 run diff
WWLWLWLWWL
HOME · MIA
4-6
L3
-11 run diff
LLLWWLWWLL
Season series: 2-1 with CHC listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.