Thompson singles in winning run in 9th, Rockies beat Cubs 3-2
[June 11, 2026]
By CRAIG MEYER
DENVER (AP) — Sterlin Thompson hit a pinch single off
Daniel Palencia’s 100-mph fastball in the ninth inning to give the
Colorado Rockies a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.
It was the seventh career RBI for Thompson, the 24-year-old rookie from
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Colorado Rockies' TJ Rumfield follows the flight of his two-run home run
off Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Jacob Webb in the eighth inning of a
baseball game Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David
Zalubowski) |
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Thompson’s single to right field with runners on first and third
and no outs came after Ian Happ hit a 424-foot solo home run off
Antonio Senzatela in the top of the ninth to tie it. It was
Happ’s team-leading 15th homer of the season.
TJ Rumfield hit his eighth homer of the season for Colorado, a
two-run shot to right field for a 2-1 lead in the eighth.
Rumfield had just one home run in his previous 22 games.
After blowing the save opportunity, Senzatela (6-0) picked up
the win. Palencia (1-1) took the loss.
Chicago’s Pete Crow-Armstrong tripled in the fourth inning and
scored. The hit extended Crow-Armstrong’s on-base streak to 14
games, a stretch during which he is batting .356.
The Cubs have lost 22 of their past 29 games after starting the
season 27-12.
Starter Michael Lorenzen had his best outing of the season for
Colorado, giving up just two hits, one earned run and a
season-high seven strikeouts in five innings. In his previous
four starts, the veteran right-hander had allowed 22 earned runs
across 15 2/3 innings.
Shota Imanaga threw five scoreless innings for the Cubs,
allowing only two hits and striking out seven.
Up next
Cubs RHP Edward Cabrera (3-3, 4.99 ERA) was set to face RHP Ryan
Feltner (2-1, 4.22) on Thursday in the series finale
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