By Jared Hoffman / MLB.com

BOT 2nd: FLA 3, CHI 3: With one out, Eric Karros singled to right field against Marlins starter Mark Redman. Alex Gonzalez doubled against the wall in center field, and Karros advanced to third base. Damian Hill was out on a grounder to third base that scored Karros and moved Gonzalez up to third base with two outs. Wood helped his own cause with a two-run homer to left field that tied the game.

BOT 3rd: CHI 5, FLA 3: With one out, Sammy Sosa went to a full count before drawing a walk. Moises Alou then gave the Cubs their first lead of the game with a two-run homer to left field against Redman.

TOP 5th: FLA 6, CHI 5: Pinch-hitter Brian Banks began the inning with a walk against Wood. After Pierre flied out to center field, Luis Castillo walked. Ivan Rodriguez continued his hot hitting with a double down the left-field line to score Banks. Cabrera tied the game with an RBI groundout to first base that scored Castillo. Derrek Lee put the Marlins back on top with an RBI single to right field that scored Rodriguez.

TOP 6th: FLA 7, CHI 5: Jeff Conine led off the inning against Wood with a single to center field. Wood then retired Alex Gonzalez on pop out and struck out Josh Beckett. Pierre singled to right field to put runners at the corners, and Cubs manager Dusty Baker brought in right-hander Kyle Farnsworth to face Castillo, who hit a chopper back to the mound that went off Farnsworth's glove for an RBI single.

TOP 7th: FLA 9, CHI 5: In his second inning of work, Farnsworth retired the first two batters he faced and had a 0-2 count on Mike Lowell. The inning was just getting started for the Marlins, however. Lowell singled to right field, and Conine singled to center to out runners at first and second. Right-hander Dave Veres came in out of the bullpen and gave up a bloop double to Gonzalez that bounced away from Lofton. Lowell and Conine scored and, although Gonzalez was out after trying to go to third base, he gave the Marlins their biggest lead of the game.

BOT 7th: FLA 9, CHI 6: After retiring eight consecutive batters, Beckett, who started Game 5 and was in his third inning of relief, gave up a solo homer to right field to pinch-hitter Troy O'Leary. The Cubs pulled no closer, and the Marlins won a trip to the World Series.

Jared Hoffman is an editorial producer for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.