Marlins 2, Cubs 1
CHICAGO -- Justin Bour's fourth home run in four games supplied the go-ahead run as the Miami Marlins claimed a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday afternoon.
Bour snapped a 1-1 tie with a sixth-inning shot to the right field basket for his 10th home run of the season.
The Miami first baseman and cleanup batter now has homers in four straight wins for the Marlins (35-46).
Miami right-handed starter Tom Koehler (7-4) pitched six innings for the win, his fifth in his last six starts going back to May 24.
Right-hander A.J. Ramos, the fourth Marlins pitcher of the afternoon, allowed one base runner in scoreless ninth for his 13th save.
Chicago right-hander Jason Hammel (5-4) lost his second straight as the Cubs (42-36) saw a three-game winning streak end.
Marlins left fielder Christian Yelich started the scoring with one out in the first, sending Hammel's 2-2 pitch to left-center for his fifth home run of the season.
The Cubs replied and tied in the bottom of the inning as catcher Miguel Montero's single to right drove in third baseman Kris Bryant. Bryant had reached with a two-out double, his 14th of the season.
Bour gave the Marlins a 2-0 lead with a solo home run in the sixth, ending Hamel's run of 14 straight retired batters.
Koehler worked through six innings and was replaced by right-handed reliever Steve Cishek. Koehler gave up one run on five hits, struck out four and walked just one.
Hammel departed one-half inning later after throwing 97 pitches and allowing two runs on four hits. He struck out five and walked one while giving up two solo home runs.
Cubs left-hander Travis Wood, the fourth Cubs pitcher of the afternoon, entered with two outs and runners on first and second.
Wood issued a walk to Bour to load the bases and then faced catcher J.T. Realmuto, who fouled out three straight pitches on a 3-2 count before striking out to end the threat.
NOTES: The final totals won't be announced until Sunday but Marlins 2B Dee Gordon had a comfortable 1.5-million vote margin over the Cardinals' Kolten Wong for the starting spot in the upcoming All-Star game. Gordon entered Friday with 114 hits, most in the big leagues. ... Gordon is among a contingent of young Marlin batters ages 27 and under who have collectively accounted for 75.7 percent of the team's hits entering July 3. ... The Marlins will send RHP Jarred Cosart (1-3, 4.12 ERA) against Cubs RHP Donn Roach (0-1, 10.80 ERA) in Saturday's middle game. It will be Roach's second Cubs start of the season. ... Chicago OF Jorge Soler was expected to play nine innings for Triple-A Iowa on Friday as he continues a rehab assignment. He went 1-for-3 on Thursday against Round Rock. ... SS Starlin Castro was given Friday off and that allowed the Cubs to move Addison Russell to shortstop and keep 2B Jonathan Herrera in the lineup. On Thursday, Herrera tied a career high with three RBIs, including a two-run homer in the Cubs' 6-1 win over the Mets. ... Fireworks are common at major league games except at Wrigley Field, which hosts a post-game fireworks show for the first time on Saturday night.