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Sánchez hits leadoff homer and game-ending triple to lift Marlins over Cubs 8-7

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Miami Marlins' Jesus Sanchez is doused with ice after hitting a walk-off triple to defeat the Chicago Cubs in a baseball game Monday, May 19, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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MIAMI (AP) — Jesús Sánchez hit a leadoff homer and a game-ending triple, finishing with three hits and four RBIs as the Miami Marlins came back to beat the Chicago Cubs 8-7 on Monday night.

Rookie catcher Agustín Ramírez also went deep in the first inning for the Marlins, who squandered two leads before Sánchez’s two-run triple won it with two outs in the ninth.