In the first, second, third, fourth, sixth, seventh and eighth innings Monday night at Wrigley Field, the Cubs had just five baserunners, only two getting past second base.
Fortunately, a five-run fifth featuring two-run homers by Dansby Swanson and Seiya Suzuki provided more than enough offense. That, plus Colin Rea again pitching very well, resulted in a 5-2 Cubs win over the Marlins in the first game of a six-game homestand.
Rea and Cal Quantrill matched up evenly for the first four innings. Rea allowed four hits in that time, Quantrill just one (a third-inning double by Miguel Amaya, who had three hits on the evening).