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The game was tied entering the bottom of the
eighth when Chicago reliever Drew Smyly (3-7) loaded the bases
with a pair of singles and a walk. He left after fanning Nolan
Jones, then Goodman hit his first major league grand slam and
11th home run of the season off Nate Pearson.
Michael Busch homered and finished with three hits, Isaac
Paredes also had three hits and Cody Bellinger and Dansby
Swanson contributed two hits apiece for the Cubs. Chicago
(75-72) has lost two in a row.
The Cubs jumped on Rockies starter Austin Gomber early. Ian Happ
led off the game with a walk, Swanson doubled and both scored on
Bellinger's single.
Colorado responded in the second inning. McMahon led off with a
single and scored on Brendan Rodgers' double into the left-field
corner. Javier Assad retired the next two batters, but Goodman
homered to the seats in left, his 10th of the season, to give
the Rockies a 3-2 lead.
Colorado added to its lead in the fourth inning on Goodman's RBI
single.
That was all the Rockies got off Assad, who allowed four runs on
seven hits and struck out five in six innings of work.
Gomber, who gave up two runs in six innings, was in line for the
win after Tovar's solo homer in the seventh, his 23rd, but
reliever Victor Vodnik (4-3) gave up the 5-2 lead in the eighth.
Bellinger and Paredes led off with singles and Busch followed
with his 18th homer to get the Cubs even and set up Goodman's
heroics.
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