Happ's sacrifice fly caps 3-run rally, Cubs beat Marlins 4-3

MIAMI - Ian Happ hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and the Cubs rallied to beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Wednesday night.

Patrick Wisdom hit his 23rd homer for the Cubs, who had only 3 hits.

Down 3-1, the Cubs scored three in the eighth without a hit against Marlins relievers Steven Okert and Dylan Floro.

Okert (5-5) walked Zach McKinstry and Christopher Morel to start the inning. Okert then muffed Esteban Quiroz's sacrifice bunt and threw errantly to first. McKinstry scored from second on the error while Morel and Quiroz advanced two bases.

Chicago tied it after Morel beat shortstop Miguel Rojas' throw to the plate on a grounder by David Bote, with Quiroz advancing to third. Happ followed with a fly ball to left off Floro.

Keegan Thompson (10-5) pitched three scoreless innings of relief. Activated from the injured list earlier Wednesday, Thompson allowed one hit and struck out six.

For the second consecutive night, Okert got the loss after being unable to hold a lead in the eighth. It was the Marlins' 37th one-run loss, matching the club record set in 1993.

Marlins starter Jesus Luzardo struck out 11 in 6 2/3 innings of one-run ball. The left-hander allowed three hits and walked one. Wisdom's blast in the seventh ended Luzardo's outing.

Rookie Nick Fortes and Lewin Diaz homered against Cubs starter Marcus Stroman in the fifth. Fortes' two-run drive cleared the right-field wall and Diaz followed with his solo shot to right.

Stroman, who limited the Marlins to two singles through the first four innings, was lifted after six innings. He allowed three runs and five hits, walked one and struck out seven.

The Cubs optioned RHP Jeremiah Estrada to Triple-A Iowa for Thompson's spot on the roster.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Cubs: INF Nico Hoerner (triceps) sat out his ninth straight game. ... LHP Steven Brault (left shoulder strain) gave up four runs and four hits and didn't record an out in a rehab appearance with Iowa Tuesday.