CHICAGO (AP) \u2014 Griffin Conine drove in Esteury Ruiz with a tiebreaking single in Miami’s six-run 12th inning, and the Marlins stymied Chicago’s push for an NL wild card with an 8-2 victory over the Cubs on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Conine put Miami ahead to stay with his well-placed blooper to left field. Jakob Marsee added a run-scoring single, and Joe Mack capped the outburst with a two-run single.<\/p>\n
Kyle Stowers hit a solo homer for the Marlins (77-80), who had lost three in a row. Josh Ekness (3-4) pitched a scoreless inning for the win.<\/p>\n
The Cubs (87-70) could have clinched a playoff berth with a win or an Arizona loss, but the Diamondbacks won 7-2 at Colorado.<\/p>\n
Chicago, San Diego and Philadelphia are tied atop the wild-card standings for all three NL spots. The Phillies posted a 6-4 victory over Milwaukee on Tuesday night, and the Padres lost 7-0 to the Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/p>\n
The Cubs had a chance to win the game in the 10th, loading the bases with two down. But Miami second baseman Javier Sanoja robbed Pedro Ram\u00edrez of a game-ending single with a terrific sliding stop.<\/p>\n
Caleb Thielbar (3-4) was charged with the loss.<\/p>\n
Chicago played without third baseman Alex Bregman, who is recovering from multiple facial fractures after he was struck in the face by a foul ball. The three-time All-Star could return to the lineup before the end of the regular season this weekend. <\/p>\n
Miami jumped in front when Stowers doubled and scored on Agust\u00edn Ram\u00edrez’s single in the fourth. Stowers added his 20th homer in the sixth.<\/p>\n
Chicago rallied in the bottom half, putting runners on the corners with no outs. Michael Busch then hit a hard grounder to first, but Mack mishandled Deyvison De Los Santos’ throw to the plate and Pete Crow-Armstrong scampered home with the Cubs’ first run. One batter later, Ian Happ hit a tying single off Calvin Faucher.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUp next<\/p>\n
Ryan Gusto (1-5, 4.14 ERA) starts for Miami on Wednesday night, and fellow right-hander Kevin Gausman (9-12, 4.55) pitches for Chicago. <\/p>\n
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