Rockies, Gray shut down Cubs to snap skid
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[May 02, 2018]
Jon Gray tossed seven strong
innings and was backed by three home runs, and the visiting Colorado
Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Tuesday night.
Charlie Blackmon, David Dahl and Nolan Arenado homered and Wade
Davis got the last three outs for his 11th save for Colorado.
Anthony Rizzo homered for the Cubs.
The game featured four home runs -- all solo shots -- but it was
enough for the Rockies, who ended a three-game losing streak with
the win at Wrigley Field.
The Cubs had won five in a row.
Blackmon led off the game with his 10th home run off Kyle Hendricks.
Dahl followed with his first of the year to make it 2-0 after just
10 pitches by the Cubs' starter.
Rizzo cut the lead in half with his second home run of the season on
the first pitch from Gray leading off the bottom of the first.
Arenado stretched the lead back to two when he homered in the
fourth, his fifth of the season.
Gray (3-4) retired nine in a row after Rizzo's home run and worked
out of a couple of jams. Kris Bryant led off the fourth with a
single and Ben Zobrist walked but Gray got the next three batters to
end the threat.
Chicago had another good scoring chance in the seventh inning when
Kyle Schwarber hit a one-out triple to right. Gray then struck out
Victor Caratini on a high fastball and got Jason Heyward to pop out
to catcher Tony Wolters behind home plate.
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Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks (28) pitches against the
Colorado Rockies during the first inning at Wrigley Field. Mandatory
Credit: Jim Young-USA TODAY Sports
It was the second straight strong start for Gray after three rough
outings. He struck out 11 and didn't allow a run in six innings
against San Diego on April 25 and followed that by striking out six
and allowing one run on three hits Tuesday.
Hendricks (2-2) was almost as effective as Gray but was a hard-luck
loser. He allowed three runs on four hits, struck out five and
walked two. He left after issuing a two-out walk to Blackmon in the
eighth inning after throwing 104 pitches.
--Field Level Media
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