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Christopher Morel homered, Dansby Swanson had
two hits, reliever Drew Smyly (11-9) got the win and Michael
Fulmer, activated from the injured list before the game, got the
final two outs to register his second save for Chicago (78-67).
The Cubs remain three games behind the first-place Milwaukee
Brewers (80-63) in the National League Central and two games
ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks for the second wild card.
Brenton Doyle hit a two-run single and pinch hitter Hunter
Goodman had an RBI double for Colorado (51-92).
The game was delayed approximately 15 minutes in the third
inning when plate umpire Brian O'Nora left for an undisclosed
reason. Second base umpire Tom Hanahan moved behind the plate.
Chicago rallied in the ninth off Tyler Kinley (0-2). Swanson led
off with a double, Ian Happ walked and both moved up on a double
steal. Gomes then singled to center, giving the Cubs the lead.
Smyly pitched 1 2/3 shutout innings. Fulmer entered with one out
in the ninth, then walked and hit a batter before striking out
Harold Castro and Doyle.
The Rockies jumped on top 1-0 when Charlie Blackmon led off the
bottom of the first with a double, moved to third on Ezequiel
Tovar's groundout to second and scored when Nolan Jones grounded
out to first.
Chicago tied it in the third on three straight singles, the last
by Nick Madrigal. The Cubs went up 2-1 on Morel's solo homer in
the fifth, his 22nd of the season.
Chicago extended the lead in the sixth inning. Cody Bellinger
led off with a double, moved to third on Seiya Suzuki's bloop
single to right, and Suzuki went to second on a wild pitch. With
two outs, Gomes singled to left to drive in Bellinger, though
Suzuki was thrown out at the plate on the play.
That was all for Kyle Freeland, who allowed three runs on eight
hits in six innings. He fanned two without issuing a walk.
Cubs starter Jordan Wicks allowed one run in six innings and was
poised for the win until Colorado rallied in the seventh inning
off reliever Jose Cuas. With two outs, Elias Diaz singled,
Elehuris Montero was hit by a pitch and Goodman doubled to left
to make it 3-2.
Doyle then hit a two-run single to put the Rockies in front.
--Field Level Media
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