Marlins score 6 in 10th to beat Cubs

[May 01, 2009]  CHICAGO (AP) -- Jorge Cantu hit a three-run double in the 10th inning after Florida tied it on a throwing error by Carlos Marmol in the eighth, and the Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2 Thursday night.

Alfredo Amezaga doubled and scored on Ryan Theriot's fielding error for the go-ahead run in the 10th and Cantu homered and drove in four runs for the Marlins. Florida tied it in the eighth when Marmol threw away Maybin's sacrifice attempt.

Theriot committed two of the Cubs' three errors as Chicago lost for the seventh time in nine games.

Amezaga led off the 10th with a drive Aaron Heilman (2-1) that popped out of a diving Reed Johnson's glove for a double. Wes Helms walked before Amezaga scored when Theriot couldn't come up with Derrek Lee's throw to second for the force on Emilio Bonifacio's grounder.

Maybin then laid down a perfect bunt to the first base side, scoring Helms.

Heilman walked Jeremy Hermida to load the bases and Cantu double to left-center. Angel Guzman replaced Heilman and gave up an RBI double to Dan Uggla.

Heilman failed to record an out in the inning, giving up six runs -- five earned -- on three hits, while walking two.

Renyel Pinto (2-0) got one out for the win.

Milton Bradley got his first hit as a Cub at Wrigley Field: a home run in the fifth.

Mike Fontenot connected on the next pitch from Chris Volstad for consecutive homers to give Chicago a 2-0 lead.

Trailing 2-1 in the eighth, pinch-hitter Ross Gload was walked by Carlos Marmol, who then walked Bonifacio. Gload scored when Marmol threw away Maybin's bunt toward third, tying it 2-all.

Bradley came into the game hitting .097 (3-for-31) in 13 games this season, missing time with a groin strain.

Cantu homered off Sean Marshall to start the seventh to make it 2-1.

Marshall struck out six in seven innings. He gave up six hits and walked two.

Notes: Volstad retired the first 10 hitters, before Theriot singled in the fourth. ... Cubs P Carlos Zambrano had a pinch-hit single with two outs in the eighth. ... Cubs 3B Aramis Ramirez ran in the outfield before Thursday's game in front of manager Lou Piniella. Ramirez had an MRI earlier in the day on his strained left calf that didn't show a tear. ... The Cubs flew minor league infielder Bobby Scales to Chicago from Triple-A Iowa in case Ramirez needed to go on the DL, but then sent the career minor leaguer home. ... Marlins SS Hanley Ramirez missed his third straight game with a bruised right wrist. Manager Fredi Gonzalez said he expected Ramirez to return sometime during the Marlins' four-game series in Chicago. ... Most of the Wrigley Field press box was following the Bulls triple-overtime victory over Boston, which played on one TV. Cubs TV color man Bob Brenly threw his hands up in amazement when Ray Allen hit a 3 to tie it at 118 with 7.6 seconds to go in the second OT.

[Associated Press]

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