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Wisdom then sent a drive well up into the
left-field bleachers for his 22nd home run, which gave the Cubs
a one-run lead and ended the day for Blach, who allowed four
runs, six hits, three walks and hit two batters over 5 1/3
innings.
Rookie Jordan Wicks (4-1) yielded a two-run homer to Brendan
Rodgers and a solo shot to Nolan Jones, plus two other hits over
six innings for the Cubs, who took all three from the Rockies
(56-99) to remain in wild-card position in the NL after losing
two of three at home to Pittsburgh this week.
The Cubs didn't put a ball in play against Blach until
seventh-place hitter Gomes roped a pitch into the left-field
corner in the second. However, it was enough to score Suzuki
(two hits) - who had drawn a leadoff walk-- from first base for
a 1-0 Chicago lead.
Wicks, though, gave up that edge in the third. He surrendered an
inning-opening double to eighth-place hitter Austin Wynns, who
eventually came home on Rodgers' second home run this season.
Jones made it 3-1 when he went deep into the left-center field
bleachers in the sixth. However, the Rockies managed just five
hits. Chicago reliever Julian
Merryweather (two saves) walked the first two batters of the
ninth but retired the next three to send Colorado to a seventh
straight defeat.
The Rockies, who set a club record for single-season defeats,
also finished 2023 with nine consecutive losses on the road,
where they went 22-59.
--Field Level Media
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