Chi. Cubs 5, Miami 1

Boxscore | Recap
Thursday, May 19, 2011 7:10 PM
Location - Sun Life Stadium
Temperature - 86°
Umpires - Home Plate - Paul Emmel, First Base - Rob Drake, Second Base - Gary Darling, Third Base - David Rackley,
Attendance - 16345

Final Scoring Summary

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X R H E
Chi. Cubs 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 9 0
Miami 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 1

Team Records

Team W/L Home Away Streak
Chi. Cubs 19-23 9-13 10-10 W2
Miami 24-18 12-11 12-7 L2

Recap

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

Starting Pitchers
Chi. Cubs   Miami
Casey Coleman Player Chris Volstad
Win W/L Loss
5.2 IP 5.0
7 Strikeouts 5
4 Hits 4
0.00 ERA 5.40
Hitting
Chi. Cubs   Miami
Marlon Byrd Player John Buck
2 Hits 2
2 RBI 0
1 HR 0
6 TB 2
.500 Avg 1.000

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

Upcoming Games

  • Miami will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay. The Marlins have a W/L % of .458 after a win and .722 after a loss.
  • Chi. Cubs will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Cubs have a W/L % of .278 after a win and .583 after a loss.
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