“It was awesome,” Cubs starter Jordan Wicks said of Crow-Armstrong. He entered as a pinch runner in the seventh and was thrown out trying to steal third. Pete Crow-Armstrong, one of baseball’s top prospects, made his big league debut for Chicago. “There was a good two-, three-week stretch there where he wasn’t getting any results but he’s hit the ball hard." “Yan has been consistent,” manager David Ross said. Following a double steal, Gomes drove in both runners with a liner to center. Swanson led off with a double off the glove of left fielder Nolan Jones and Ian Happ walked. The Cubs rallied against Tyler Kinley (0-2) in the ninth. Hunter Goodman doubled home Díaz and then scored on Doyle’s two-run single against José Cuas.
The Rockies scored three times in the seventh to take a 4-3 lead. He walked Elias Díaz and hit Elehuris Montero with a pitch before striking out Harold Castro and Brenton Doyle.Ĭolorado left-hander Kyle Freeland was charged with three runs and eight hits over six innings. 24.įulmer, who had been sidelined by a forearm strain, replaced Smyly with one out in the ninth. It’s a good sign for this team that even when we’re behind until that last out we’re going to give us a chance to win.”ĭrew Smyly (11-9) got four outs for the win, and Fulmer earned his second save of the season in his first big league appearance since Aug. At this time of the year those wins are important. “Big ballpark, ball travels well, so runs aren’t exactly hard to come by. “Coming out here to Colorado anything can happen at any time,” Gomes said. The Cubs stayed three games back of NL Central-leading Milwaukee and two games head of Arizona for the second NL wild card. Christopher Morel homered and Dansby Swanson had two hits for Chicago in the opener of a six-game trip. Gomes finished with three hits and three RBI. Yan Gomes gets key hit as Chicago Cubs top Colorado Rockies 5-4ĭENVER - Yan Gomes hit a two-run single in the ninth inning and Michael Fulmer stepped up at the very end, helping the Chicago Cubs top the Colorado Rockies 5-4 on Monday night.
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