MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Interstat) — Shota Imanaga threw six effective innings and Aaron Civale earned a three-inning save as the visiting Chicago Cubs defeated the Miami Marlins 6-1 on Friday, September 4, 2026, at loanDepot Park in Miami Gardens.

Imanaga (10-10) allowed one earned run on three hits and struck out four. Civale allowed one hit over three scoreless innings, recording his second save. Janson Junk (6-9) took the loss, surrendering one earned run on three hits over five innings.

The Cubs collected nine hits while holding the Marlins to four. Michael Busch homered in the ninth for his 18th homer, and Nico Hoerner went 3 for 4 with an RBI. Chicago scored once in the second, three times in the sixth and once each in the seventh and ninth. Miami scored its only run in the seventh.

The Cubs improved to 82-62; the Marlins fell to 71-71. Attendance was 17,470, and the game lasted 2:52.