Kevin Gausman allowed six hits and two runs with one walk and seven strikeouts across 5 2/3 innings in a no-decision against the Marlins on Wednesday.
Things went great for Gausman through the first five innings here. He’d held the Marlins scoreless, struck out seven batters, and forced a jaw-dropping 19 swings-and-misses with his splitter. That’s the second most whiffs Gausman has ever had with his splitter in a single outing. Then, that sixth inning came around and Kyle Stowers got him for a two-run home run to break what was a 0-0 tie at the time. To make matters worse, Gausman was injured just a few plays later after making a tremendous play beating Heriberto Hernández to third base with a full-extension dive and tagging him out. On that dive, Gausman tweaked his left shoulder. His status ahead of next week’s Wild Card series is very important to the Cubs’ playoff hopes.
