September 5, 2026 · NL East
Chicago Cubs vs Miami Marlins
vs
Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T3 | Michael Conforto | Michael Conforto homers (14) on a fly ball to center field. | CHC 1, MIA 0 |
| T3 | Ian Happ | Ian Happ singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Owen Caissie. Miguel Amaya scores. Seiya Suzuki scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd. | CHC 3, MIA 0 |
| T4 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jakob Marsee. Miguel Amaya scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 2nd. | CHC 4, MIA 0 |
| B4 | Owen Caissie | Owen Caissie grounds into a force out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to shortstop Nico Hoerner. Griffin Conine scores. Otto Lopez to 3rd. Jakob Marsee out at 2nd. Owen Caissie to 1st. | CHC 4, MIA 1 |
| B4 | Joe Mack | Joe Mack lines into a force out, left fielder Ian Happ to second baseman Pedro Ramírez. Otto Lopez scores. Owen Caissie out at 2nd. Joe Mack to 1st. | CHC 4, MIA 2 |
| T5 | Nico Hoerner | Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to right fielder Owen Caissie. Michael Busch scores. | CHC 5, MIA 2 |
| B5 | Griffin Conine | Griffin Conine homers (15) on a fly ball to right field. Javier Sanoja scores. | CHC 5, MIA 4 |
| T6 | Michael Busch | Michael Busch singles on a line drive to right fielder Owen Caissie. Michael Conforto scores. Seiya Suzuki to 3rd. | CHC 6, MIA 4 |
| B7 | Kyle Stowers | Kyle Stowers homers (19) on a fly ball to center field. | CHC 6, MIA 5 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
Javier Assad started for Cubs, leaving with a 5–4 lead. Out of the bullpen, Caleb Thielbar took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Javier Assad
Starter
4.2
88
3
3
Pitch-by-pitch: what Javier Assad threw
CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 60% 4.4 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 38 43% 0 8 8 13 9 Cutter 17 19% 2 3 5 6 1 Four-Seam Fastball 13 15% 0 3 3 6 1 Changeup 10 11% 2 0 0 7 1 Curveball 5 6% 0 1 1 3 0 Sweeper 5 6% 0 1 2 2 0 - Caleb Thielbar Middle 1.1 27 1 2 inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Trent Thornton Middle 0.2 13 1 0 HLD
- Ryan Rolison Middle 0.2 8 0 1 W inherited 2, stranded 2
- Ryan Zeferjahn Setup 1.2 19 0 1 SV inherited 1, stranded 1
Marlins
HOME
5
Ryan Gusto started for Marlins, leaving trailing 2–5. Out of the bullpen, Victor Vodnik took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Ryan Gusto
Starter
4.2
100
5
5
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Ryan Gusto threw
CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 80% 4.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 27 27% 1 2 10 11 3 Slider 14 14% 0 4 2 5 3 Changeup 13 13% 0 3 1 7 2 Curveball 13 13% 1 3 2 4 3 Sweeper 12 12% 0 1 6 3 2 Cutter 11 11% 0 3 5 2 1 Sinker 10 10% 1 4 2 1 2 - Victor Vodnik Middle 0.2 12 1 0 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Calvin Faucher Setup 0.2 18 0 1 inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Dax Fulton Long 2.0 26 0 1
- Tyler Zuber Setup 1.0 28 0 2
Where the game turned
1 run
- Conforto HR (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · CHC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .279 | .375 | .568 | .943 | |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .270 | .368 | .480 | .848 | |
| Michael Busch 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .345 | .393 | .738 | 2B |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .260 | .348 | .443 | .791 | |
| Ian Happ LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .221 | .326 | .416 | .742 | |
| Nico Hoerner SS | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .266 | .320 | .362 | .682 | |
| Pedro Ramírez 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .332 | .412 | .744 | |
| Matt Shaw DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .248 | .333 | .448 | .781 | |
| Miguel Amaya C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .344 | .364 | .708 | 2B |
| Michael Conforto DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .332 | .489 | .821 | HR (14) |
HOME · MIA
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Stowers DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .336 | .479 | .815 | HR (19) |
| Heriberto Hernández LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .227 | .312 | .462 | .774 | |
| Griffin Conine 1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .256 | .363 | .493 | .856 | HR (15) |
| Otto Lopez SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .338 | .439 | .777 | 2B |
| Jakob Marsee CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .208 | .331 | .328 | .659 | |
| Agustín Ramírez C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .223 | .317 | .330 | .647 | |
| Esteury Ruiz RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .354 | .411 | .765 | 2B |
| Javier Sanoja 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .326 | .427 | .753 | |
| Owen Caissie RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .220 | .285 | .412 | .697 | |
| Joe Mack C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .282 | .400 | .682 | |
| Graham Pauley 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .195 | .232 | .339 | .571 | |
| Deyvison De Los Santos PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · CHC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Assad | 4.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 3.58 | |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 5.04 | |
| Trent Thornton | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3.55 | HLD |
| Ryan Rolison | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2.89 | W |
| Ryan Zeferjahn | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4.06 | SV |
HOME · MIA
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Gusto | 4.2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 100 | 4.23 | L |
| Victor Vodnik | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5.03 | |
| Calvin Faucher | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3.73 | |
| Dax Fulton | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3.86 | |
| Tyler Zuber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4.36 |
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
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HOME · MIA
4-6
L3
-11 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with CHC listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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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.