Chi. Cubs 5, Miami 1
When: 7:10 PM ET, Thursday, May 19, 2011
Where: Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida
Temperature:
86°
Umpires:
Home -
Paul Emmel, 1B -
Rob Drake, 2B -
Gary Darling, 3B -
David Rackley
Attendance:
16345
By SportsDirect Inc.
Marlon Byrd hit a two-run home run and Casey Coleman pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings as the Chicago Cubs completed a two-game sweep of the host Florida Marlins with a 5-1 victory Thursday night.
Starlin Castro had a two-run double and Reed Johnson contributed an RBI double to help the Cubs beat the Marlins for the sixth consecutive time.
Coleman (2-3) allowed four hits while striking out seven and walking five to snap a personal three-game losing streak.
Johnson doubled home Carlos Pena in the second and Byrd homered for the second straight night, taking Marlins starter Chris Volstad (2-3) deep in the fourth for a 3-0 lead.
Volstad went five innings, allowing three runs on four hits. He struck out five and walked one.
Florida’s Mike Stanton clubbed a solo homer in the eighth inning off Kerry Wood to cut it to 3-1 before Castro supplied a pair of insurance runs in the ninth.
Hanley Ramirez, Logan Morrison and John Buck had two hits apiece for the Marlins.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Chi. Cubs
|
9 |
1 |
17 |
.250 |
20 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Miami
|
8 |
1 |
12 |
.229 |
16 |
10 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
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