The Associated Press

The Marlins are hoping center fielder Starling Marte can play through a broken bone in his left hand as they try to eliminate the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Marte was hit by a fastball in the ninth inning of Miami's 5-1 win Wednesday, and X-rays revealed a non-displaced fracture in his fifth metacarpal -- the bone that leads into the pinkie finger. Marte started in the opener of the best-of-three series after he was hit on the front of his helmet by a fastball during Sunday's regular-season finale against the Yankees.