MLB Scores: Cubs 5 Marlins 4

“I didn’t come here to get a haircut”. Rodney escaped the eighth after allowing just one run, and then that disaster happened in the ninth.

“It’s August and we know that we only have pretty much a sprint left instead of the marathon to get to the playoffs”, said Rizzo, whose club finished July by coming back from a 6-0 deficit Sunday to score three in the ninth to tie the game – that run scoring on a wild pitch – then win in the 12 on a walk-off bunt by pinch-hitting pitcher Jon Lester.

PHILADELPHIA – Maikel Franco drove home the winning run with one out in the 12th inning to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 5-4 victory over the struggling San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night.

This feels like more than a play on words due to the fact that until last night’s 7 inning, not stepping up to the plate would have resulted in the same amount of runs in the series.

“I think the best option is just rest about 10 days or so, because if I continue playing hurt, I’m not going to recover”, Cespedes said through a translator.

Miguel Montero started the decisive rally with a leadoff double in the ninth and went to third on a single by Javier Baez.

Nelson Cruz hit his 27th homer of the season leading off the second inning, Mike Zunino went long leading off the sixth and Adam Lind capped Seattle’s scoring with two outs in the seventh. We did it a lot last year but not this year.

It was Ramos’ second blown save in 33 chances this season.

The Rizzo run was the only blemish on Koehler’s ledger, which included five hits and one walk.

The San Diego Padres showed off what was old and new in their 12-3 rout of the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.

“A big part of the end of that game was just are fans purely”, Cubs manager Joe Maddon said.

It was just the third walk-off win of the season for the Cubs, who improved to 15-16 in one-run games with their third during this four-game win streak. Ramos then walked pinch hitter Szczur to load the bases.

Kris Bryant struck out looking on a full-count pitch for the second out. Travis Wood replaced him and Chris Coghlan’s diving catch of Christian Yelich’s looping liner to left field with two on ended the threat.

“Today I was a one-pitch pitcher”, said Hammel, who allowed four hits and set a career high for wins in a season.

TIGERS 2, WHITE SOX 1 – J.D. Martinez broke an eighth-inning tie with a pinch homer on the first pitch he had faced since June and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night for their eighth straight victory.

Nationals 8, Diamondbacks 3 – At Phoenix: Max Scherzer struck out 11 in eight innings and delivered a two-run single to help his cause in Washington’s win over Arizona.

Zobrist’s sacrifice moved runners to second and third. Rodriguez struck out Todd Frazier, but walked Avisail Garcia to load the bases.

Cubs starter John Lackey, who pitched seven innings, settled for his seventh no-decison of the season. Ichiro came in to pinch-hit, but remains stuck at 2,298 hits after failing to get a hit.

RHP David Phelps (5-5, 2.65 ERA) switches from bullpen to starter as he opens Miami’s weekend series at Colorado on Friday. The Cubs placed RHP Jason Hammel on the bereavement list Wednesday and recalled RHP Justin Grimm from Triple-A Iowa. Baltimore will seek to complete a three-game sweep on Thursday in a series between first-place teams.

The Cubs maintained their impressive nine-game lead in the NL Central division, while surging Colorado gained further ground in the NL West by beating the Los Angeles Dodgers, reducing the gap between those teams to five games.