Hernandez, Sanoja homer as Marlins beat Cubs 10‑3
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Interstat) — Heriberto Hernández hit a solo homer and added an RBI single as the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 10-3 on Sunday, Sept. 6, at loanDepot Park.
Javier Sanoja hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning and drove in two runs for Miami, which also scored two in the second, one in the fourth and five in the fifth after Chicago had tied it at 3. Otto Lopez had a run-scoring single in the second and Joe Mack drove in a run in the fifth. Pete Crow-Armstrong homered and had two RBIs for Chicago, which scored single runs in the third, fourth and fifth.
Tyler Phillips (5-6) earned the win, allowing three runs and five hits in five innings. Clay Holmes (6-7) took the loss. Miami outhit Chicago 11-7.
Miami avoided a three-game sweep after losing the first two games of the series. The Marlins improved to 72-72; the Cubs dropped to 81-63. Attendance was 29,526, and the game lasted 2:46.