Shota Imanaga leads the Chicago Cubs to a 6-1 win over the Miami Marlins

Shota Imanaga held the Miami Marlins to three hits and one run over six innings in a 6-1 Chicago Cubs victory at loanDepot park on Friday. The Cubs broke a scoreless tie in the sixth inning, scoring three runs to take control of the game against the Miami bullpen. Michael Busch added a solo home run in the ninth inning to cap the scoring for Chicago, which improved to 80-62. Pete Crow-Armstrong contributed a double, a stolen base, and two runs, while Nico Hoerner recorded three hits and an RBI. The loss dropped Miami back to.500 at 71-71, leaving the team 3 1/2 games behind the final National League Wild Card spot. Javier Assad is scheduled to start for Chicago against Ryan Gusto in the second game of the series on Saturday.

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