Four Rockies relievers combined to hold the Cubs scoreless over the final seven innings, with Blas Castaño (1-0) recording the win and Jaden Hill pitching the ninth for his first career save.
CHICAGO — Pete Crow-Armstrong became the first major league player to hit for the cycle this season as the ChicagoCubs rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night ... the ninth.
The Rockies rode rookie first baseman TJ Rumfield’s two-run home run in the fourth inning to beat the Cubs 5-2 and snap a 10-game losing streak at Wrigley Field.
The ChicagoCubs did not acquire Yosver Zulueta expecting a finished product, and if he were one, the Seattle Mariners probably would not have moved him in the first place ... The Cubs have a type.
Cubs right fielder SeiyaSuzuki left because of discomfort in his right knee in the bottom of the fourth after trying to field a fly ball ... Cubs RHPColin Rea ...
After dropping the first two games of a series in Colorado this week, the Cubs became the earliest team by the calendar to fall to .500 after being 15 games over in a season, according to ESPN Research.
It’s been a rough road for the Cubs of late ... the Cubs are 6-8 in their 14 post-streak games, and had lost three games in a row and the first two of their series against the Rockies ... That would be all Chicago needed, but the Cubs would keep scoring.