Overview
- Shota Imanaga worked six innings on Sept. 4, allowing three hits, one run and four strikeouts while avoiding the long balls that had plagued his recent starts.
- Chicago broke a 1-0 game with a wild sixth inning in which Marlins relievers issued multiple walks that loaded the bases and led to three runs.
- Pete Crow‑Armstrong made a leaping catch at the center‑field wall, drew a walk, doubled, stole his 33rd base and scored twice, giving him a two‑way impact on the game.
- Reliever Aaron Civale finished the game for his second save despite issuing late two‑out walks and surviving a bases‑loaded jam by getting a key strikeout.
- The win put the Cubs atop the NL wild‑card standings and highlighted two trends to watch: Imanaga’s effort to limit homers after allowing 33 this season and Crow‑Armstrong’s growing MVP conversation.