The Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins for the second day in a row on Saturday by the final score of 6-5.
Nico Hoerner had 3 hits and an RBI for the Cubs. Michael Conforto also had a solo home run.
Ryan Rollson picked up the win in relief.
Griffin Conine had a 2-run home run for Miami.
The Cubs look for the 3-game sweep Sunday afternoon in Florida.
A 3-run home rn by Ryan Jeffers led the Minnesota Twins to a 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.
Taj Bradley threw 5 innings to get his 11th win. 4 relief pitchers allowed 2 hits over the last 4 innings.
The White Sox led 3-0 after the first inning on a 2-run home run by Munetka Murakami and a solo shot by Colson Montgomery.
Murakami is the 4th Japanese-born player to hit at least 30 home runs in 1 season. He is also the 3rd White Sox player to hit 30 or more home runs this season. It is the first time since 2008 for Chicago.
Colson Montgomery and Miguel Vargas also have 30 or more home runs.
Anthony Kay took the loss for the White Sox.
Chicago leads the AL Central by 2 1/2 games over Cleveland.
The rubber game in the series is Sunday evening at Rate Field.
September 5, 2026