The Cubs welcomed the Miami Marlins to Wrigley for the opening game of the National League Wild Card series Wednesday. What had been a close contest for most of the afternoon came down to a key decision by manager David Ross that did not work out as he hoped and gave Miami the win.
Kyle Hendricks was effective in the early going in spite of uncharacteristically spotty command. Miami got the leadoff man on second base consecutively in the 4th, 5th, and 6th innings, but The Professor bore down and worked hard to escape each jam with no runs scored.