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The rally started with one swing. Rookie left fielder Alexander Canario swung at the first pitch he saw in his sixth-inning at-bat and connected on a no-doubt home run to left field.
Canario’s home run ignited a Cubs offense that found its groove late in Saturday’s 5-3 win vs. the Marlins in the second game of the doubleheader.
“In the sixth inning, we put together some good at-bats,” manager Craig Counsell said. “It was similar to what you saw the first week of the season.”
Canario was the second Cubs player to homer (center fielder Cody Bellinger hit one in the first inning) and it opened the floodgates for the Cubs.