Chicago Cubs

2ndin NL Central · 87-71

Ugh, no.

Chicago Cubs lost to the Miami Marlins

78-80 3 – 2

87-71

Final · Wed, Sep 23

Game Details

Wrigley Field (Chicago) · 36,635 fans · Marquee Sports Net, MLB.TV, Marlins.TV

Recap

Marlins prevent Cubs from clinching a playoff spot again with a 3-2 victory

Kyle Stowers homered and the Miami Marlins prevented the Chicago Cubs from clinching a playoff berth for the second straight night with a 3-2 victory Wednesday.

Recap via ESPN

Wrigley Field · Chicago

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIA	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	10	0
CHC	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	8	0

Win Probability · Chicago Cubs

first pitchnow: 0%

Game Leaders

Miami Marlins

Kyle Stowers · 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, 1 RBatting
Cade Gibson · 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K (W, 6-2)Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Michael Busch · 2-4, 1 RBatting
Ryan Rolison · 0.2 IP, 1 ER, 1 K (L, 9-2)Pitching

2026 National League East Standings

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Strk
Atlanta	94	68	.580	-	L1
Philadelphia	88	74	.543	6	W1
Miami	80	82	.494	14	W1
Washington	77	85	.475	17	W1
New York	74	88	.457	20	L1

2026 National League Central Standings

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Strk
Milwaukee	103	59	.636	-	W5
Chicago	89	73	.549	14	W1
Pittsburgh	82	80	.506	21	W1
St. Louis	77	85	.475	26	L4
Cincinnati	75	87	.463	28	L1

Scoring

Top 7th

GRO Mack grounded out to second, Ramírez scored, Ruiz to second. Miami Marlins challenged: call on the field was overturned.3–2

Bot 6th

1B Swanson singled to left, Busch scored and Happ scored, Hoerner to second.2–2

Top 6th

HR Stowers homered to center (412 feet), Lopez scored.2–0

Team Stats

Miami MarlinsChicago Cubs

Batting

10 Hits 8

1 Home Runs 0

2 Walks 2

10 Strikeouts 9

1 Stolen Bases 0

14 Left on Base 17

Pitching & Fielding

132 Pitches Thrown 166

0 Errors 0

3 Double Plays 0

Box Score

Miami Marlins ▾

Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	#P	OBP	SLG
O. LopezSS	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.304	23	.347	.438
K. Stowers1B	4	1	1	2	1	0	1	.240	21	.331	.460
H. HernandezLF	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.227	17	.315	.435
G. ConineRF	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	.257	18	.348	.474
J. Sanoja3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.294	16	.334	.456
J. MarseeCF	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.229	16	.346	.356
A. RamirezDH	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.237	23	.322	.365
G. Pauley3B	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	.210	12	.257	.377
E. RuizPH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.220	5	.332	.376
J. Serna2B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.235	3	.263	.353
J. MackC	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.233	12	.279	.392
Team	34	3	10	3	1	2	10		166

Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
R. Gusto	5.1	6	2	2	2	5	83-58	4.09
M. Petersen(B, 2)	0.2	1	0	0	0	2	13-11	3.08
C. Gibson(W, 6-2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	17-11	5.44
C. Faucher(H, 18)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	7-4	3.34
S. Alcantara(S, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	12-9	3.89
Team	9.0	8	2	2	2	9	132-93

Chicago Cubs ▾

Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	#P	OBP	SLG
P. Crow-ArmstrongCF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.280	17	.373	.577
S. SuzukiRF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.267	20	.364	.469
M. Busch1B	4	1	2	0	0	2	.241	16	.353	.396
M. ConfortoDH	4	0	1	0	0	1	.243	8	.336	.479
I. HappLF	4	1	1	0	0	0	.221	15	.329	.416
N. Hoerner2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.264	13	.319	.353
P. Ramirez3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.260	13	.316	.407
D. SwansonSS	3	0	1	2	1	0	.218	18	.302	.407
M. AmayaC	3	0	0	0	0	2	.231	10	.335	.365
C. KellyPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.262	2	.341	.382
Team	33	2	8	2	2	9		132

Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
K. Gausman	5.2	6	2	2	1	7	1	101-67	4.51
J. Assad	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-1	3.62
R. Rolison(L, 9-2)	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	19-14	3.02
J. Webb	1.1	1	0	0	1	2	0	31-17	3.41
C. Rea	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13-10	4.40
Team	9.0	10	3	3	2	10	1	166-109