Arenado homers twice as Rockies crush Cubs

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[May 03, 2018]  Nolan Arenado went 3-for-6 with a double, two home runs and five RBIs, and the Colorado Rockies pulled away for an 11-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday afternoon at Wrigley Field.

Trevor Story and Chris Iannetta also homered for Colorado, which won the rubber match of the three-game series.

Rockies left-hander Tyler Anderson (2-0) held the Cubs to two runs on three hits in seven innings. He walked one and struck out nine in his first appearance since leaving Friday's game after 1 1/3 innings because of lightheadedness and shortness of breath.

Cubs right-hander Yu Darvish (0-3) remained winless since joining the team on a six-year, $126 million deal in the offseason. The 31-year-old gave up six runs (five earned) on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings as his ERA ballooned to 6.00.

Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant homered for the Cubs, who scored three runs or fewer for the eighth straight game.

Colorado seized a 2-0 lead in the first. Charlie Blackmon drew a leadoff walk, and Arenado blasted a two-run shot to center field.

One inning later, the Rockies made it 3-0 on Blackmon's run-scoring single to right field.

Another run in the third increased Colorado's advantage to 4-0. Gerardo Parra doubled to right field and swiped third base. He scored two batters later on a groundout by Daniel Castro.

Chicago snapped its shutout on a solo home run by Rizzo in the fourth. The shot to right field marked Rizzo's second homer in the past two games and his third of the season.

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Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado (28) rounds the bases after hitting a two run home run off Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Yu Darvish (11) during the first inning at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports

The Rockies answered quickly with a pair of solo home runs by Story and Iannetta in the fifth to pull ahead 6-1.

Bryant's solo homer trimmed the Cubs' deficit to 6-2 in the sixth. The long ball to left field was Bryant's first home run since he was hit in the helmet by a 96 mph fastball from Rockies right-hander German Marquez on April 22.

Colorado poured on five more runs in the eighth. Arenado hit a three-run homer to left field for his second home run of the day and his seventh of the season. Parra and Iannetta also drove in one run apiece.

--Field Level Media

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