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Hernández, Sanoja HRs lead Marlins past Cubs 10-3; Chicago's Crow-Armstrong hits 40th homer

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 6). Hernández, Sanoja HRs lead Marlins past Cubs 10-3; Chicago's Crow-Armstrong hits 40th homer. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/hern-ndez-sanoja-hrs-lead-marlins-past-cubs-10-3-chicago-s-crow-armstrong-hits-40th-homer/article_2a97cbeb-b84d-5443-8d04-864f452db325.html

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The Marlins' Heriberto Hernández and Javier Sanoja hit home runs to lead their team past the Cubs 10-3 on Sunday at Miami's stadium. The game saw two notable performances: Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 40th homer, joining Kyle Schwarber as the only players this season to reach that mark, and Marlins starter Tyler Phillips allowed three runs over five innings. Hernández added a solo shot in the fourth inning to break a tie with the Cubs, who were led by Crow-Armstrong's game-tying drive earlier in the fifth. The win avoided a sweep for the Marlins in their three-game series against the Cubs.
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The Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 10-3 on Sunday in a game that saw several home runs. Heriberto Hernández hit a solo shot and added two more RBIs with singles, while Javier Sanoja hit a two-run homer. The Marlins were led by starter Tyler Phillips, who allowed three runs over five innings. For the Cubs, Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 40th home run of the season, joining only two other players to reach that mark this year. Despite a strong performance from Cubs starter Clay Holmes, Miami pulled ahead with a five-run fifth inning, led by Owen Caissie's two-run single and Hernández and Joe Mack's RBI singles. The win avoids a sweep of the three-game series for the Marlins.

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MIAMI GPE · 6× Cubs ORG · 5× Marlins ORG · 5× Crow-Armstrong’s PERSON · 2× Hernández PERSON · 2× Holmes PERSON · 2× Heriberto Hernández PERSON · 1× Javier Sanoja PERSON · 1× the Chicago Cubs ORG · 1× the Miami Marlins ORG · 1×

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Mack’s RBI groundout and Lopez’s run-scoring single in the second gave Miami a 2-0 lead before Chicago tied it on Crow-Armstrong’s sacrifice fly in the third and Nico Hoerner’s RBI double-play groundout in the fourth.
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🔮 He joined Billy Williams as the only Cubs left-handed hitters to hit 40 or more homers in a season.

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MIAMI (AP) — Javier Sanoja hit a two-run homer and Heriberto Hernández added a solo shot as the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 10-3 on Sunday. asserted
Marlins → hit → Sunday
Cubs slugger Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 40th homer and joined Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber (42) as the only players to reach the mark this season. asserted
Armstrong → hit → mark
Otto Lopez and Jakob Marsee had two hits each for the Marlins, who avoided a sweep of the three-game series. asserted
who → have → series
Miami starter Tyler Phillips (5-6) allowed three runs and five hits over five innings. asserted
Phillips → allow → innings
The Marlins chased Cubs starter Clay Holmes (2-3) during a five-run fifth that snapped a 3-all tie. asserted
that → chase → tie
Owen Caissie hit a two-run single and Hernández and Joe Mack followed with RBI singles. asserted
Hernández → hit → singles
Griffin Conine put Miami ahead when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. asserted
bases → put → pitch
Crow-Armstrong’s game-tying drive to lead off the fifth traveled 403 feet. asserted
drive → tie → feet
He joined Billy Williams as the only Cubs left-handed hitters to hit 40 or more homers in a season. asserted
He → join → season
Williams hit 42 in 1970. asserted
Williams → hit → 1970
Sanoja padded Miami’s lead with a two-run homer off reliever Colin Rea in the seventh. asserted
Sanoja → pad → seventh
Hernández snapped a 2-all tie with a solo shot in the fourth. asserted
Hernández → snap → fourth
He drove the first pitch from Holmes over the wall in left for his 24th of the season. asserted
He → drive → season
Mack’s RBI groundout and Lopez’s run-scoring single in the second gave Miami a 2-0 lead before Chicago tied it on Crow-Armstrong’s sacrifice fly in the third and Nico Hoerner’s RBI double-play groundout in the fourth. asserted
Chicago → score → fourth
Holmes allowed eight runs and six hits in 4 1/3 innings. asserted
Holmes → allow → innings
Before the game, the Marlins inducted Josh Beckett into the club’s Hall of Fame. asserted
Marlins → induct → Fame
Beckett pitched five seasons with the Marlins, highlighted by his complete game shutout against the New York Yankees in Game 6 of the 2003 World Series that clinched the franchise’s second championship. asserted
that → pitch → championship
Up next Cubs LHP Matthew Boyd (8-3, 4.05 ERA) will face Brewers LHP Robert Gasser (4-5, 4.57) on Monday at Milwaukee. asserted
Boyd → face → Milwaukee
Marlins RHP Eury Pérez (7-10, 3.72 ERA) will face Mets RHP Jonah Tong (1-1, 3.60) on Monday in Miami. asserted
Pérez → face → Miami
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