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September 22, 2026 · NL Cent

Miami Marlins vs Chicago Cubs

September 22, 2026Wrigley FieldPartly Cloudy 62°F · 13 mph, In From CF
AWAY
Miami Marlins
77-80
8
vs
HOME
Chicago Cubs
87-70
2

Game Highlights

Published September 23, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T4 Agustín Ramírez Agustín Ramírez singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Kyle Stowers scores. Javier Sanoja to 2nd. MIA 1, CHC 0
T6 Kyle Stowers Kyle Stowers homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field. MIA 2, CHC 0
B6 Michael Busch 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. MIA 2, CHC 1
B6 Ian Happ Ian Happ singles on a ground ball to right fielder Griffin Conine. Seiya Suzuki scores. Michael Busch to 3rd. MIA 2, CHC 2
T12 Griffin Conine 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. MIA 3, CHC 2
T12 Jakob Marsee Jakob Marsee singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Griffin Conine scores. MIA 4, CHC 2
T12 Kyle Stowers Kyle Stowers walks. Jakob Marsee scores. Heriberto Hernández to 3rd. Otto Lopez to 2nd. MIA 5, CHC 2
T12 Javier Sanoja Javier Sanoja singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Heriberto Hernández scores. Otto Lopez to 3rd. Kyle Stowers to 2nd. MIA 6, CHC 2
T12 Joe Mack Joe Mack singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Otto Lopez scores. Kyle Stowers scores. Javier Sanoja to 2nd. MIA 8, CHC 2

Box score

  12345678910 R
MIA 0001010000 2
CHC 0000020000 2

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Marlins AWAY 8

Janson Junk started for Marlins, leaving with a 1–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, Cade Gibson took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Janson Junk Starter 5.0 84 0 6
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Janson Junk threw
    CSW 25% 1st-pitch strike 67% 4.7 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 35 42% 5 6 11 8 5
    Sweeper 18 21% 0 2 8 5 3
    Curveball 14 17% 1 4 2 7 0
    Slider 8 10% 1 0 3 2 2
    Changeup 6 7% 0 1 2 2 1
    Slurve 2 2% 1 0 0 1 0
    Sinker 1 1% 0 0 1 0 0
  • Cade Gibson Middle 0.0 11 2 0
  • Calvin Faucher Setup 1.0 19 0 2 BS inherited 2, 1 scored
  • Michael Petersen Setup 1.0 18 0 1
  • Eury Pérez Reliever 1.0 14 0 3
  • Tyler Zuber Setup 1.0 20 0 1
  • Jack Ralston Setup 1.0 21 0 0
  • Josh Ekness Middle 1.0 14 0 2 W
  • Victor Vodnik Middle 1.0 9 0 2
Cubs HOME 2

Shota Imanaga started for Cubs, leaving trailing 0–1. Out of the bullpen, Caleb Thielbar took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Shota Imanaga Starter 5.0 91 1 7
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Shota Imanaga threw
    CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 45% 4.5 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Splitter 40 44% 7 4 9 14 6
    Four-Seam Fastball 31 34% 2 3 14 8 4
    Sweeper 13 14% 1 2 2 8 0
    Sinker 4 4% 1 0 1 1 1
    Curveball 3 3% 0 0 1 2 0
  • Aaron Civale Reliever 2.0 30 1 2
  • Daniel Palencia Middle 1.1 11 0 1
  • Ryan Rolison Middle 1.1 25 0 2
  • Ryan Zeferjahn Setup 0.2 13 0 1 inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Caleb Thielbar Middle 1.0 14 3 0 L inherited 3, stranded 3
  • Edward Cabrera Reliever 0.2 24 3 1 inherited 1, all 1 scored

Where the game turned

1 run Top 12th · off Thielbar
  • Conine 1B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · MIA
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Heriberto Hernández LF 5 1 1 0 1 1 .228 .313 .437 .750
Otto Lopez SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 .304 .348 .440 .788 SB
Kyle Stowers DH 4 3 2 2 1 1 .240 .332 .455 .787 HR (20), 2B
Javier Sanoja 2B 5 0 2 1 1 1 .293 .333 .454 .787
Joe Mack C 3 0 2 2 0 0 .236 .282 .397 .679
Esteury Ruiz RF 6 1 0 0 0 4 .216 .329 .373 .702
Griffin Conine 1B 6 1 1 1 0 1 .254 .346 .474 .820
Graham Pauley 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .206 .253 .375 .628
Jakob Marsee CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .231 .348 .359 .707
Agustín Ramírez C 3 0 1 1 0 0 .237 .323 .367 .690
Deyvison De Los Santos 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .185 .214 .259 .473
Jared Serna 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .188 .222 .313 .535
HOME · CHC
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 4 1 2 0 2 1 .282 .373 .579 .952 2B, SB
Seiya Suzuki RF 6 1 2 0 0 1 .267 .365 .471 .836 2B
Michael Busch 1B 4 0 1 0 2 1 .239 .352 .395 .747
Matt Shaw DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .232 .323 .409 .732
Ian Happ LF 6 0 1 1 0 2 .221 .329 .415 .744
Nico Hoerner 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .264 .317 .354 .671
Pedro Ramírez 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 .260 .317 .410 .727
Carson Kelly C 5 0 1 0 0 3 .263 .342 .383 .725
Dansby Swanson SS 5 0 0 0 0 4 .217 .300 .407 .707
Michael Conforto DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .337 .478 .815

Pitching lines

AWAY · MIA
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Janson Junk 5.0 2 0 0 1 6 0 84 4.31
Cade Gibson 0.0 2 2 1 0 0 0 11 5.55
Calvin Faucher 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 3.39 BS
Michael Petersen 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 3.11
Eury Pérez 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 4.14
Tyler Zuber 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 5.67
Jack Ralston 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 21 3.68
Josh Ekness 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 3.54 W
Victor Vodnik 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 5.08
HOME · CHC
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Shota Imanaga 5.0 4 1 1 0 7 0 91 3.74
Aaron Civale 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 30 4.21
Daniel Palencia 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.77
Ryan Rolison 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 2.90
Ryan Zeferjahn 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 13 3.93
Caleb Thielbar 1.0 2 3 2 0 0 0 14 4.99 L
Edward Cabrera 0.2 2 3 3 2 1 0 24 5.96

Manager comparison

AWAY · MIA
Clayton McCullough
Lineup 4.2 R Bunts 4.2 R IBBs 2.0 R
HOME · CHC
Craig Counsell
Lineup 4.0 R Bunts 2.0 R IBBs 2.0 R

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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.

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