MIAMI -- Miami Marlins left-hander Brad Hand
stood at his locker eager to talk about a rare win, but the clubhouse
stereo made conversation impossible, so he just smiled while rapper 2
Chainz's "Birthday Song" blared away.
"I like that song," Hand said.
After a couple of minutes, someone finally pulled the plug on 2 Chainz, and Hand explained how he and the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 Tuesday night.
"I managed to make pitches when I needed to," he said.
Hand (1-1) did that for six innings and improved his career record as a starter to 5-18 in 33 outings. Even with the victory, his winning percentage as a starter (.217) is the lowest in the majors among active pitchers with at least 20 decisions, according to STATS.
"I know I can start here," Hand said. "I'm very confident I can. I just have to go out there and trust my stuff."
Giancarlo Stanton helped Hand by hitting a solo homer, his 16th, and making a pivotal play in right field in the ninth. Stanton has seven of Miami's 14 homers at Marlins Park this year.
Marcell Ozuna hit a two-out, three-run double off Kyle Hendricks that put Miami ahead to stay in the fifth.
Hand allowed six hits and two runs. The left-hander, who came into the game with a career batting average of .058, also singled and scored.
He has allowed two runs in 11 innings in two starts since joining the rotation when the Marlins lost three starters to injury and illness.
"The kid is making tremendous progress," manager Dan Jennings said. "He's effectively wild. He can execute a pitch when he needs to."
Addison Russell's baserunning blunder helped A.J. Ramos earn his fifth safe in seven chances. The Cubs trailed 5-2 in the ninth and had runners at first and second with one out when Chris Coghlan singled to right, but Stanton fielded the ball and threw out Russell taking too big a turn at second.
"That works very rarely," Stanton said, "but it was a great time for it to work there."
Russell said he tried to brake and reverse direction when he saw the third base coach's stop sign, but it was too late.
"I don't think it was a stupid or dumb play at all," Russell said. "I'm trying to get to third, and I'm trying to put my team in a better situation to win. Next time I've got to keep my head up and make sure I pick up the sign."
Miguel Montero then struck out to end the game.
"We made a couple of mistakes; they took advantage of them," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. "We did not deserve to win tonight."
Hendricks (1-2) gave up four runs in six innings. Junior Lake had a pair of doubles and drove in a run for Chicago.
About half the crowd of 23,789 rooted for the visitors, even chanting "Let's go Cubbies!" But the cheers were for the home team in the fifth, when Miami rallied from a 2-1 deficit.
Hand's hit helped the Marlins load the bases with none out, and Hendricks nearly escaped, striking out Stanton and retiring Justin Bour on a popup. But Ozuna lined the first pitch for a bases-clearing double and a 4-2 lead.
"We had three shots," Jennings said. "It took us the third shot."
Adeiny Hechavarria, batting for the first time in four days after being sidelined by a sore left shoulder, hit a two-out RBI double in the second to put Miami ahead. Maddon elected to pitch to Hechavarria with a runner on second rather than walk him and let Hendricks face the opposing pitcher.
Chicago scored in the third on back-to-back RBI doubles by Anthony Rizzo and Lake.
ROSTER MOVE
Each team made a roster move before the game. The Cubs called up OF Matt Szczur from Triple-A Iowa and optioned OF Mike Baxter to Iowa. Szczur struck out as a pinch hitter in the ninth.
The Marlins recalled RHP Kendry Flores from Double-A Jacksonville. He started there but will be used in long relief by the Marlins.
TRAINER'S ROOM
The Cubs played without RF Jorge Soler, who hurt his ankle Monday. It's uncertain whether he'll go on the disabled list, Maddon said.
UP NEXT
Cubs LHP Jon Lester (4-3, 3.30) is scheduled to start the final game of the series Wednesday against RHP Dan Haren (5-2, 3.03).
"I like that song," Hand said.
After a couple of minutes, someone finally pulled the plug on 2 Chainz, and Hand explained how he and the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 Tuesday night.
"I managed to make pitches when I needed to," he said.
Hand (1-1) did that for six innings and improved his career record as a starter to 5-18 in 33 outings. Even with the victory, his winning percentage as a starter (.217) is the lowest in the majors among active pitchers with at least 20 decisions, according to STATS.
"I know I can start here," Hand said. "I'm very confident I can. I just have to go out there and trust my stuff."
Giancarlo Stanton helped Hand by hitting a solo homer, his 16th, and making a pivotal play in right field in the ninth. Stanton has seven of Miami's 14 homers at Marlins Park this year.
Marcell Ozuna hit a two-out, three-run double off Kyle Hendricks that put Miami ahead to stay in the fifth.
Hand allowed six hits and two runs. The left-hander, who came into the game with a career batting average of .058, also singled and scored.
He has allowed two runs in 11 innings in two starts since joining the rotation when the Marlins lost three starters to injury and illness.
"The kid is making tremendous progress," manager Dan Jennings said. "He's effectively wild. He can execute a pitch when he needs to."
Addison Russell's baserunning blunder helped A.J. Ramos earn his fifth safe in seven chances. The Cubs trailed 5-2 in the ninth and had runners at first and second with one out when Chris Coghlan singled to right, but Stanton fielded the ball and threw out Russell taking too big a turn at second.
"That works very rarely," Stanton said, "but it was a great time for it to work there."
Russell said he tried to brake and reverse direction when he saw the third base coach's stop sign, but it was too late.
"I don't think it was a stupid or dumb play at all," Russell said. "I'm trying to get to third, and I'm trying to put my team in a better situation to win. Next time I've got to keep my head up and make sure I pick up the sign."
Miguel Montero then struck out to end the game.
"We made a couple of mistakes; they took advantage of them," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. "We did not deserve to win tonight."
Hendricks (1-2) gave up four runs in six innings. Junior Lake had a pair of doubles and drove in a run for Chicago.
About half the crowd of 23,789 rooted for the visitors, even chanting "Let's go Cubbies!" But the cheers were for the home team in the fifth, when Miami rallied from a 2-1 deficit.
Hand's hit helped the Marlins load the bases with none out, and Hendricks nearly escaped, striking out Stanton and retiring Justin Bour on a popup. But Ozuna lined the first pitch for a bases-clearing double and a 4-2 lead.
"We had three shots," Jennings said. "It took us the third shot."
Adeiny Hechavarria, batting for the first time in four days after being sidelined by a sore left shoulder, hit a two-out RBI double in the second to put Miami ahead. Maddon elected to pitch to Hechavarria with a runner on second rather than walk him and let Hendricks face the opposing pitcher.
Chicago scored in the third on back-to-back RBI doubles by Anthony Rizzo and Lake.
ROSTER MOVE
Each team made a roster move before the game. The Cubs called up OF Matt Szczur from Triple-A Iowa and optioned OF Mike Baxter to Iowa. Szczur struck out as a pinch hitter in the ninth.
The Marlins recalled RHP Kendry Flores from Double-A Jacksonville. He started there but will be used in long relief by the Marlins.
TRAINER'S ROOM
The Cubs played without RF Jorge Soler, who hurt his ankle Monday. It's uncertain whether he'll go on the disabled list, Maddon said.
UP NEXT
Cubs LHP Jon Lester (4-3, 3.30) is scheduled to start the final game of the series Wednesday against RHP Dan Haren (5-2, 3.03).
7:10PM,EDT,June 2,2015
Marlins Park, Miami, Florida
Marlins Park, Miami, Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Chicago - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Hand pitching for Miami | CHC | MIA |
| Fowler singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Fowler out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Rizzo walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Lake grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIA |
| Gordon grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Bour struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brad Hand pitching for Miami | CHC | MIA |
| Castro grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| A. Russell grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Ross doubled to deep left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Hendricks grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIA |
| Ozuna reached on infield single to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich grounded out to first, Ozuna to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Realmuto grounded out to pitcher, Ozuna to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Hechavarría hit a ground rule double to deep right, Ozuna scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Hand flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brad Hand pitching for Miami | CHC | MIA |
| Herrera grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Fowler reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Bryant flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Rizzo doubled to right, Fowler scored. | 1 | 1 |
| Lake doubled to right, Rizzo scored. | 2 | 1 |
| Castro walked. | 2 | 1 |
| A. Russell flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIA |
| Gordon grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| Prado singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Bour struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brad Hand pitching for Miami | CHC | MIA |
| Ross struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Hendricks grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 1 |
| Herrera flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIA |
| Ozuna struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Yelich struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Realmuto singled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Hechavarría popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brad Hand pitching for Miami | CHC | MIA |
| Fowler lined out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Bryant struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Rizzo grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIA |
| Hand singled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Gordon reached on bunt single to third, Hand to second, Hand to third, Gordon to second on throwing error by third baseman Herrera. | 2 | 1 |
| Prado walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Bour popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Ozuna doubled to right, Hand, Gordon and Prado scored. | 2 | 4 |
| Yelich struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brad Hand pitching for Miami | CHC | MIA |
| Lake doubled to center. | 2 | 4 |
| Castro grounded out to shortstop, Lake to third. | 2 | 4 |
| A. Russell popped out to third. | 2 | 4 |
| Ross lined out to second. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIA |
| Realmuto grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 4 |
| Hechavarría grounded out to third. | 2 | 4 |
| D. Solano hit for Hand. | 2 | 4 |
| D. Solano grounded out to third. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Sam Dyson pitching for Miami | CHC | MIA |
| Dyson relieved Hand. | 2 | 4 |
| Coghlan hit for Hendricks. | 2 | 4 |
| Coghlan struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Montero hit for Herrera. | 2 | 4 |
| Montero struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Fowler grounded out to second. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Zac Rosscup pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIA |
| Bryant at third base. | 2 | 4 |
| Rosscup relieved Hendricks. | 2 | 4 |
| Coghlan in left field. | 2 | 4 |
| Montero catching. | 2 | 4 |
| Gordon grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| Prado popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| Stanton homered to right center (412 feet). | 2 | 5 |
| Bour lined out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Sam Dyson pitching for Miami | CHC | MIA |
| Bryant grounded out to first. | 2 | 5 |
| Dunn relieved Dyson. | 2 | 5 |
| Rizzo flied out to right. | 2 | 5 |
| Lake struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Edwin Jackson pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIA |
| Jackson relieved Rosscup. | 2 | 5 |
| Ozuna grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| Yelich lined out to left. | 2 | 5 |
| Realmuto grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Ramos pitching for Miami | CHC | MIA |
| Ramos relieved Dunn. | 2 | 5 |
| Castro singled to left. | 2 | 5 |
| A. Russell walked, Castro to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Szczur hit for Jackson. | 2 | 5 |
| Szczur struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| Coghlan singled to right, A. Russell tagged out at second, Castro to third. | 2 | 5 |
| Montero struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Fowler CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .241 | .330 | .403 |
| Bryant LF-3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .273 | .387 | .468 |
| Rizzo 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .317 | .439 | .572 |
| Lake RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .257 | .297 | .371 |
| Castro SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .266 | .302 | .345 |
| A. Russell 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .248 | .301 | .429 |
| Ross C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .190 | .320 | .310 |
Rosscup P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Jackson P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Szczur PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .167 | .235 | .233 |
| Hendricks P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .091 | .130 | .136 |
a-Coghlan PH-LF
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .229 | .302 | .438 |
| Herrera 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .208 | .224 | .250 |
b-Montero PH-C
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .244 | .361 | .403 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 135 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for K Hendricks in the 7th b-struck out swinging for J Herrera in the 7th c-struck out swinging for E Jackson in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Ross (5, Hand); Rizzo (15, Hand); Lake 2 (4, Hand 2) RBI: Rizzo (31), Lake (2) 2-out RBI: Rizzo, Lake GIDP: Bryant Cubs RISP: 2-9 (Hendricks 0-1, Ross 0-1, Montero 0-1, A. Russell 0-2, Lake 1-1, Castro 0-1, Szczur 0-1, Coghlan 1-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Herrera (2, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Marlins Park, Miami, FL |
| Attendance | 23,789 (63.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:33 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Sam Holbrook, First Base - James Hoye, Second Base - John Hirschbeck, Third Base - Bill Welke |
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