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MIAMI – Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya set up in front of the plate, ready to make a last-ditch effort to save the game. The Marlins’s tying run crossed. Then the winning run, a couple steps before Amaya received the throw, relayed from the right-field, and swept a tag behind him just in case.
Jesus Sánchez’ walk-off triple off Cubs reliever Daniel Palencia wiped away what had been a banner game for Amaya, and the Cubs dropped the first game of the series at loanDepot Park 8-7.