Cubs lefty Jon Lester surrendered solo home runs to Stanton (fourth inning) and Marcell Ozuna (sixth) before exiting after 100 pitches. Lester was in line for a loss before David Ross' home run to lead off the eighth pulled the Cubs even at 2.
Marlins left-hander Wei-Yin Chen had a strong bounce-back start after he gave up six runs in 2 1/3 innings, his shortest stint, in a no-decision against the Rockies. Chen pitched seven-plus innings, scattering five hits while allowing two runs. He reached seven innings for the second time this year, and first since April 20, a span of 11 starts.
The Cubs struck first, capitalizing on center fieler Ozuna's error, and taking a 1-0 lead in the fourth on Kris Bryant's sacrifice fly. Jason Heyward singled to open the inning, but advanced to third on Ozuna's two-base error. Chicago put runners on second and third with one out in the inning, but Chen worked out of the jam.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Stanton/Ozuna go deep: For the second time in four games, the Marlins received a power boost from both Stanton and Ozuna. The two each connected on home runs off Lester, who has given up 10 home runs. In the fourth, Stanton laced an opposite-field homer to right which pulled the Marlins even at 1. And in the sixth, Ozuna crushed a no-doubt shot to left, putting Miami in front. On Monday, the two went back-to-back in a 5-3 loss to the Rockies. Ozuna leads the club with 16 homers, while Stanton now has 14.
Ozuna's solo home run
CHC@MIA: Ozuna knocks his 16th big fly of the year
Marcell Ozuna tees off on a ball and pulls it deep into the stands in left field to give the Marlins a 2-1 advantage
Forever young: Ross, the Cubs' veteran catcher, got Lester off the hook for the loss when he led off the eighth with a game-tying home run. Ross also threw out Christian Yelich at third in the fourth prior to Stanton's homer, and was busy positioning the young infield. Ross now has six home runs in 38 games this season; he hit one in 72 games last year. And he's retiring after this season.
Ross' perfect throw
CHC@MIA: Ross nabs Yelich with a perfect throw
Christian Yelich takes off from second and David Ross makes a hard throw from behind the plate to nab the speedy Yelich at third
WHAT'S NEXT
Cubs: Kyle Hendricks will try to turn around his road record on Friday when he takes the mound in the second game of this four-game series at Marlins Park at 6:10 p.m. CT. Hendricks struck out a career high 12 batters in his last outing against the Pirates at Wrigley, but he is 1-5 with a 4.36 ERA on the road.
Marlins: Tom Koehler (6-6, 3.92 ERA) carries a three-game winning streak into Friday night's 7:10 p.m. ET game against the Cubs. Koehler made one start against the Cubs last year, and collected a victory, giving up one run in six innings.
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Joe Frisaro has covered the Marlins for MLB.com since 2002. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro and listen to his podcast.
Carrie Muskat has covered the Cubs since 1987, and for MLB.com since 2001. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings. You can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat and listen to her podcast.
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Marlins send Cubs to 4th straight loss
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