The Miami Marlins opened this four-game series at Wrigley Field with a 6-5 triumph Monday night.

"It's good," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said postgame. "I know how it looks when you're ... not winning and it looks like you're not playing with energy or effort, but these guys have been working and continuing forward. Everyone did a nice job tonight."

I really like the price we get on the Fish to pick up another win here in Game 2.

Cubs' left-hander Jon Lester (2-1, 1.73 ERA) has posted a 5.01 ERA in six career starts against the Marlins who will hand the ball to a left-hander of their own in Caleb Smith (3-0, 2.00 ERA). Smith has walked nine and struck out 45 in 36 innings during an absolutely blistering start to the season. He has faced the Cubs once before when he held them to one run on four hits in 5 1/3 innings last season. We can also note that the Marlins are 4-0 in Smith's last four starts.

8* play on Miami Marlins.