Taillon and Tucker help the surging Cubs beat the Rockies 3-1
[May 27, 2025] By
MATT CARLSON
CHICAGO (AP) — Jameson Taillon pitched four-hit ball
into the seventh inning, Kyle Tucker drove in two runs and the Chicago
Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 3-1 on Monday.
NL Central-leading Chicago improved to 8-2 in its last 10 games.
Colorado lost for the eighth time in nine games, dropping to a major
league-worst 9-45. |
Colorado Rockies' Jacob Stallings, left, is tagged out at home plate by
Chicago Cubs catcher Reese McGuire (20) during the sixth inning of a
baseball game Monday, May 26, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks) |
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Taillon (4-3) retired his first 14 batters
before Mickey Moniak connected in the fifth, driving a changeup
deep to right-center for his fifth homer. Moniak also hit a solo
drive during Sunday's 5-4 loss to the New York Yankees.
Taillon departed after he struck out Brenton Doyle looking for
the first out of the seventh. The big right-hander struck out
seven and walked none.
Daniel Palencia, the fourth Cubs reliever, pitched a perfect
ninth for his third save.
Colorado’s Carson Palmquist (0-3) permitted two runs and three
hits in five innings in his third major league start.
The Cubs jumped ahead when Ian Happ scored on Dansby Swanson’s
groundout in the first inning.
After Moniak’s homer tied it in the fifth, Tucker singled in
Matt Shaw in the bottom half of the inning. Tucker added a
sacrifice fly in the seventh.
Key moment
The Rockies threatened in the sixth, putting runners on second
and third with one out. But Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner
threw out Jacob Stallings when he tried to score on Ryan
McMahon’s grounder. Michael Toglia then struck out looking.
Key stat
Swanson went 0 for 4, stopping his on-base streak at a
career-high 24 games.
Up next
Rockies right-hander Germán Márquez (1-7, 7.66 ERA) faces rookie
right-hander Cade Horton (2-0, 4.40 ERA) on Tuesday night.
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