Baseball: Japanese Miami magic lifts Cubs past Marlins

Backed by two home runs from compatriot Seiya Suzuki, the Chicago Cubs’ Shota Imanaga returned Saturday to the mound where he was the winning pitcher of last year’s World Baseball Classic final and secured his 10th victory in a 14-2 pummeling of the Miami Marlins. Suzuki, who missed the WBC due to injury, showed he knows how to reach the fences at loanDepot park, where Japan will need to win three knockout games to repeat as champion in 2026. His first-inning solo homer and third-inning two-run homer gave Imanaga (10-3) a 3-0 lead before the Cubs landed a knockout blow with a four-run fifth in…

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