MIAMI – Not all games – or even close contests – can be thrillers.

Seiya Suzuki hit a two-run homer to cap an eight-run sixth inning, Jameson Taillon tossed seven innings of one-run ball and the visiting Chicago Cubs erupted for a 14-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday.

A fielding error was the opportunity the Chicago Cubs needed. The Cubs and Miami Marlins each scored a run in the first inning to open Wednesday’s series finale, which held as the game’s lone runs until the eighth.

The changeup’s kind of a new weapon for me,” Taillon said after the Cubs’ 14-1 win Tuesday against the Marlins. “I’ve rarely thrown it in two-strike counts, just in my career. And then now, to have a real weapon with two strikes, I have to be comfortable saying yes to throwing change ups in two-strike counts.”

While Masyn Winn and Jackson Holliday have taken strides at the plate, they cannot get caught twice as often as they’re successful on the basepaths. If that continues, they’ll both lose their green light to run. In fact, they may have already.

After losing in tough, walk-off fashion on Monday night, the Chicago Cubs rebounded to beat the Miami Marlins 14-1 on Tuesday night in Miami. With the win, the