However, the Rockies (56-97) stranded seven men
on base and went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position while
Taillon was on the mound for the Cubs, who also dropped five of
the previous seven at home. All-Star catcher Elias Diaz had two
hits for Colorado, which has lost five straight overall, and
eight in a row on the road, where it's won just twice in the
last 21.
The Cubs loaded the bases with one out in the first against
Colorado rookie starter Noah Davis (0-3), but managed only a run
via Suzuki's RBI single. Rockies left fielder Nolan Jones cut
down Ian Happ trying to score a second run on the same play to
end the inning.
Suzuki struck again in the fourth, this time sending a Davis
pitch into the left-field bleachers, with a man on, for his 20th
home run, and a 3-0 Chicago edge. According to Marquee Sports
Network, Suzuki joins Hideki Matsui and Shohei Ohtani as the
only Japanese-born major leaguers to record at least 20 home
runs and 70 RBIs in a season.
He then singled in the sixth and scored on Jared Young's second
homer of the season, off Colorado's Gavin Hollowell. The Cubs
added a little more insurance via Dansby Swanson's RBI single in
the seventh.
In his first major league start since June 20, Davis lasted five
innings, allowing three runs, four hits, walking three and
striking out four. Meanwhile, his Rockies teammates grounded
into three double plays.
--Field Level Media
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