Miami Marlins vs. Chicago Cubs

Thursday, March 29th, 2018 11:30AM CST

Miami Marlins

Marlins

MIA

Home

4
vs.
Final

Cubs

CHC

Away

8
Chicago Cubs

Game Recap

On Thursday, the Chicago Cubs bested Derek Jeter's Miami Marlins by an 8-4 final score. The major league season began dramatically as Ian Happ launched a home run on the very first pitch, and Anthony Rizzo also hit a home run to make his emotional return home especially memorable for the winning side.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, March 29th, 2018

Time: 11:30AM CST

Stadium: Marlins Park

Location: Miami, Florida

Attendance: 32,151

Line Score

Innings:123456789
Miami MarlinsMIA 103000000
Chicago CubsCHC 310100300

Game Stats


Miami Marlins Batting

Marlins Batting

Doubles: Maybin (1, Lester); Rojas (1, Cishek)

Triples: Dietrich (1, Lester)

Runs Batted In: Anderson 2 (2), Bour (1), Cooper (1)

2-out Runs Batted In: Anderson

Ground Into Double Play: Rojas; Bour

Team Left On Base: 9

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-11 (Wallach 0-1, Cooper 1-2, Brinson 0-1, Dietrich 1-1, Telis 0-1, Anderson 2-2, Bour 0-2, Castro 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Cooper 1; Telis 2; Bour 1


Miami Marlins Pitching

Marlins Pitching

Intentional Walks: Báez (By Ureña); Schwarber (By Ureña)

Hit By Pitch: Rizzo (By Ureña); Russell (By Ureña); Báez (By Ureña)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Ureña 15/24; O'Grady 2/3; Guerrero 0/7; Steckenrider 1/3; Tazawa 6/7

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Ureña 9-6-15-14; O'Grady 2-0-2-3; Guerrero 6-5-8-3; Steckenrider 4-3-6-1; Tazawa 2-2-6-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Ureña 5-5; O'Grady 1-2; Guerrero 0-0; Steckenrider 0-0; Tazawa 0-4

Game Scores: J Urena 28


Miami Marlins Fielding

Marlins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Castro-Rojas-Bour)

Errors: Wallach (1, catchers interference); Tazawa (1, throw)



Chicago Cubs Batting

Cubs Batting

Doubles: Heyward (1, Ureña); Bryant (1, Ureña); Contreras (1, Ureña); La Stella (1, Steckenrider)

Home Runs: Happ (1, 1st inning off Ureña 0 on, 0 Out); Rizzo (1, 2nd inning off Ureña 0 on, 2 Out); Schwarber (1, 7th inning off Guerrero 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Happ (1), Heyward (1), Báez (1), Rizzo (1), Contreras (1), Schwarber (1), La Stella 2 (2)

2-out Runs Batted In: Heyward, Báez, Rizzo, Contreras, La Stella 2

Ground Into Double Play: Lester

Team Left On Base: 9

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-11 (Schwarber 0-1, Báez 0-2, Lester 0-2, La Stella 1-1, Contreras 1-2, Rizzo 0-1, Happ 0-1, Russell 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Lester 2; Báez 1; Russell 1; Happ 1


Chicago Cubs Pitching

Cubs Pitching

Hit By Pitch: Dietrich (By Montgomery)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 11/20; Cishek 2/7; Duensing 2/4; Strop 2/3; Wilson 2/3; Montgomery 3/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester 9-7-12-14; Cishek 6-3-3-4; Duensing 1-2-4-2; Strop 2-2-3-1; Wilson 2-3-4-2; Montgomery 4-1-0-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 7-1; Cishek 1-2; Duensing 1-1; Strop 2-0; Wilson 0-2; Montgomery 2-1

Game Scores: J Lester 31


Chicago Cubs Fielding

Cubs Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Russell-Báez-Rizzo, Báez-Russell-Rizzo)

Errors: Russell (1, throw); Schwarber (1, bobble)


Chicago Cubs Baserunning

Cubs Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Russell (1, 3rd base off Steckenrider/Wallach)


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