Jameson Taillon had a solid first start, Nico Hoerner doubled twice and the Cubs rolled past the Miami Marlins 8-3 on Friday.
CHICAGO — Taillon , reinstated from the injured list a day earlier, retired the first 10 Miami batters before Bryan De La Cruz smacked his fourth homer of the season. By then, the Cubs had a six-run cushion.They’ve won two straight and five of six.The Cubs tagged A.J. Puk for a pair of runs in the first inning and ended his day with a four-run third capped by Miguel Amaya’s two-out, two-run double.
Miami’s Nick Gordon had a two-run single in the ninth off reliever Colten Brewer to tighten up the score.Taillon got a big hand at second base in the second when Hoerner backhanded Jesús Sánchez’s grounder near the bag, then spun and hit a stretching Garrett Cooper to beat him to first base.
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