Cubs vs. Marlins Game Highlights (5/19/25) | MLB Highlights

Fresh off a Citrus Series win, the Marlins will host a team they faced less than a week ago, the Chicago Cubs. Pete Crow Armstrong, 23-year-old center fielder, continues to impress. One of the top prospects for the Cubs, Matt Shaw from AAA Iowa. He will play third and bat ninth for the Cubbies. With Edward Cabrera, 27-year-old right-hander, he'll make his seventh start of the season. Now he was supposed to start against the Rays on Friday, but it was pushed back due to fluid build-up in his fingernail. He will make the start, though, tonight against the Cubs. Pete Henry Crow Armstrong, 8-for-14 against the White Sox. 1-2 pitch, he started a wand at that pitch, and that might have kicked off of him. He swung at it. And towards the third-base dugout. Yes, he did. And Crow Armstrong is out on one of the more bizarre outs you'll ever see. And here's Kyle Tucker. There's a swing and a miss on a curveball. Back-to-back strikeouts for Cabrera to start the ballgame. Bush hitting .255, seven home runs. He's driven in 25. The 0-2 from Cabrera to Bush. There's a swing and a miss. Scoreless top of the first for Cabby, punching out three. Well, what can we tell you about Ben Brown? Nineteen strikeouts, two walks over his last three starts, and just one home run allowed over his last four. I don't know if Sanchez will be swinging here 3-0, but one of the issues that Ben Brown does have on occasion, he can get wild. So we'll see if he throws a strike here. 3-0 pitch, green light. That one hammered out to center and deep. A line shot, Homer. 3-0 swinging, and Sanchez greets Ben Brown to Miami. Well, you wonder why Jesus Sanchez is sitting in that leadoff spot with Xavier Edwards on the I-L. It's the first career leadoff, Homer, for Jesus Sanchez. And just like that, it's the Marlins who break the ice to open things up here in the bottom of the first. When we saw Ben Brown last week in Chicago, he gave up just a couple of runs, and both of those came on solo, Homer. Now it's three balls and a strike on Augustine, who's hitting four in a row, hitting 3-0 eight over his last 11 games. He was one for three against Brown last week. He gets into one, sends it high and deep, and it's gone. Back-to-back jacks for the Marlins. That left his bat at 110. He's so dangerous. He's only been here for a moment. 90 at-bats maybe, but his impact is tremendous. Big, strong, and physical. And he's got some presence in the batter's box, and he's got some plate awareness. Brown, he's firing the rosin bag down on the ground, a little upset with himself. Brings up Moises Ballesteros, 12 at-bats into his big league career, one for 12. You hear a round of applause for him. He's got some family in attendance. And he goes the other way for a base hit. Wide turnaround first, and Moises Ballesteros, second big league knock, two-out single here in the second. Miguel Amaya, three-hit game against the Marlins last Monday and two doubles. It's 2-2, a check swing and a pitch in the dirt. He did not go around. Amaya did not. And as that kicked away from the catcher Ramirez, Ballesteros pushes to second on a wild pitch. Ballesteros at second as Amaya takes low and outside ball to four. And now Matt Shaw, first at-bat back in the big leagues. Two on, two out here in the second. Chokes up as he digs in from the right side. He swings and misses at a slider. And Cabrera strands a pair to score the second. Connor Norby leads off the bottom of the second for the Marlins. Swing and a miss, strike three. First strikeout for Ben Brown. You know, and that's what happens when you get ahead in the count, then you get the chase swing on the breaking ball. 1-2 delivery. Got him. Back-to-back case to start the second. And Ben Brown starting to groove a little bit. This guy, his primary skill is his speed. He can flat out fly. Get rid of it. And Dansby does. 1-2, 3-8 for Ben Brown. Marlins on top, 2-0, going into the top of the third. PCA stepping into the batter's box. There's a swing and a miss. He's punched out twice so far tonight. Edward Cabrera making Pete Crow Armstrong look silly. Say, Suzuki, what a two-hits for the Cubs. Here's Enfield single. Swing and a miss. Got him with a sinker. Another scoreless frame for Caddy. Edward Cabrera, three scoreless, two hits with six K's. Bush, two hits yesterday. One for nine this year against the Marlins. That's it. Well, deep center. Hill back. Can't get it. One hops over the wall. It's a double for Michael Bush to start the fourth. A bushwhack, 110 miles per hour for a leadoff double. Swanson grounds out to third. Here's Nico Horner. Back-to-back-to-back. Two-hit games for Nico. Nico left side. Sinoha slides to first. He's safe. Enfield single, Nico Horner. And now first and second for the Cubs. One out. First at bat for Moises. Single left side on a fastball well out of the strike zone. Swing and a miss. Got him with a changeup. And Ballesteros lunged and swung over the top of it. So now it's up to Miguel Amaya. And this is a big at-bat in terms of game momentum. The Cubs had a leadoff double from Bush. He is still at second base. Amaya out to left field. Stowers at the track, at the wall. Just did it. Miguel Amaya booked by. Fourth home run of the year. One swing of the bat. Cubs take their first lead. It's a 3-2 game. I think the ball hits Stowers in the side of the glove as he goes up over the wall and is not able to make the catch. And it turns out to be a three-run bomb. Righty hitting Connor Norby, the six-hitting third baseman ready for the first pitch. He lines one down the left field line. That is in for a base hit. And that rolls to the wall. It's going to be extra bases for Connor as Suzuki fishes it out and fires it back in. Connor Norby has a leadoff double here to open the bottom of the fifth. That was a knuckle curveball, but it was a hanging knuckle curveball that allowed Norby to get to it. Norby's hitting 12 of his last 13. And here is Liam Hicks. I think you could make the case that he has been the most impressive qualified rookie this season. And he swings, and he lifts it in the air. Deep right center field. Tucker is going back at the wall. He leaps, and he can't make the catch. Norby just now around third. He's going to score. The game is tied. Hicks on his way to third with a stand-up triple. And get the ball through Liam Hicks. That's his first major league triple. The Marlins have four hits in this game, two home runs, a double, and a triple. And now the Marlins are poised to take the lead here in the bottom of the fifth. Swing and a miss. Strike three as Brown gets Hill with a slow-moving breaking ball. One away. Going to bring up Javier Sanoja. And there's a ground ball up the middle. That's a base hit for Javier Sanoja. And the Marlins once again have the lead. What a beautiful piece of hit by that young man. You know, he just keeps doing little things that impress you every game. And Jesus Sanchez, the hitter, led off the contest against Brown with a home run and a 3-0 count. Sanoja with a big lead at first. There he goes. Swing and a miss. Throw down to second. Base is not in time. Not only a big lead, but a terrific jump. There was no way that Amaya was going to throw him out. Now he's in scoring position for Jesus Sanchez. Top of the order. A wide drive up the middle of the base and might have clipped Brown's glove. Here comes Sanoja. Around third. No throw to the plate. Five-three Miami leads. It's a multi-hit effort for Jesus Sanchez. Set up by the stolen base, and it did clip the glove of Brown. He slowed it up enough. It made it easier, I think, for Sanoja to score. Three-run fifth inning for the Marlins. They're looking for more. Ramirez swings and misses at a knuckle curveball. Ends up on one knee on the follow-through. Strike three. Sanchez was off and moving before Brown even picked up his leg. That one a called strike, but Jesus Sanchez makes Rod happy with a stolen base. Jesus Sanchez in scoring position. Lopez lines one through the left side. That's a base hit. Sanchez will get the wave. Suzuki's throw to the plate is not in time. It's a four-run bottom of the fifth inning now for Miami. More two-out damage done by the Marlins. Major League ranks for this bullpen with Tinoco coming in. They're second in ERA, first in whip, first in opponents on-base percentage, and second in opponents OPS. Now, just like that, this happened quickly. Jesus Tinoco has loaded the bases with nobody out here in the top of the sixth. You've got a sinker ball pitcher. Get yourself a ground ball. Get a couple of outs and give up a run. And here's Moises Ballesteros. Why not hit a grand slam for your first big league homer? Ballesteros hits a little chopper slowly. First base side. It will be Babu. Everybody is safe. He let Tinoco try to make the play on the run, but Tinoco reaching down never got control of the ball and dropped it. Everyone is safe. A run scores. It's now six to four. Still nobody out. Miguel Amaya up. Already with a three-run home run. Amaya to left center. Stowers into the gap. Dives in. A run scores. Here comes two more. Through. It's way. Bases clear and triple. Cubs back up top. It's a 7-6 game. Close play at the plate. Did he touch the plate? Oh, my goodness. He's out. I think he's out. Or is the back of the heel down? Have we seen enough with that dirt splashing up to definitively overturn the call? After review, the runner's foot hit the ground and went above home plate and never touched it. The call on the field is over. So, Tinoco does find a way to get an out. And Ronnie Enriquez is coming in. Sean, nothing for two. Just called back up from the minor leagues before tonight's game. You know he would love to drive in this go-ahead run in the sixth inning right now. Shaw out to right center field. He'll back at the track at the wall. It's a double for Matt Shaw. He rounds second. Hits for third. He'll have to retreat back to second. RBI double Matt Shaw. Welcome back 7-6, Cubs. Big swing of the bat for Matt Shaw. As you said, Pat, just getting called up. And he stays on this slider down and away and bangs it to right center. And he crunches this ball to the deepest part of the park. It's the final year of a three-year, $42 million deal for Presley. And Derrick Kill comes to the plate. That is lofted into left field. That's a base hit with one away. Hit him in the bottom of the seventh inning for Derrick Kill. If he can get on, he's a threat to run. There he goes. He takes off. Fastball's a strike. The throw down to second base is not in time. He's in scoring position. 3-2. Wave and a missed strike through Ryan Presley. It's about two away for Dansby Swanson. And the 3-2 again. There goes the runner. Here's a little pop flash. Shallow center field. Racing out the second baseman. Can't make the play. Safe at third is Bush. As the throw comes in, Dansby goes to second. I don't think Lopez ever got a glove on that ball. It looked like he was going to grab it. It fell in. And now runners at second and third. Nico Horner the batter. Boy, this is a big spot. Went in on his hands. Again, flared into shallow center field. Hill sprinting on. He chops it down. And he makes the catch to retire the side. So it comes down to Derrick Kill. He's one for three tonight. In the air to right center field. Tucker is on the move. He's not going to get there. This bounces on the track and over the wall. And the tying run is at second with two outs now for Javier Cenoja. Tucker apparently had a beat on that ball. But he did not catch it. It bounced over the wall for a ground rule double. So this game is not over yet. Do they have a little bit more magic in them here tonight? Watching all the way, there's ball four. And immediately Javier Cenoja points at Jesus Sanchez and tells him let's go. Sanchez is two for four tonight with the leadoff homer in the first. The first of his career. An RBI single, a stolen base, and a run scored in the fifth. That is life. Over the bag at first. I told you. An exciting game. The Marlins magic continues in Miami. An elated dugout. Jesus Sanchez, his second walk-off hit. And it's an 8-7 win for the Marlins. Over the top dogs in the National League Central, the Chicago Cubs.