Willi Castro and TJ Rumfield each drive in two runs as the Rockies beat
the Cubs, 5-2
[June 17, 2026]
By LUKE DeCOCK
CHICAGO (AP) — Willi Castro continued his hot streak
with two RBIs and TJ Rumfield hit a two-run home run as the Colorado
Rockies evened their series against the Chicago Cubs with a 5-2 win
Tuesday.
Castro is 7 for 13 with two home runs, three walks and nine RBIs over
the past three games. |
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Edward Cabrera, right, is checked by a
team trainer after an injury during the fifth inning of a baseball game
against the Colorado Rockies in Chicago, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP
Photo/Nam Y. Huh) |
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Ryan Feltner allowed two runs on six hits and struck out seven
in 4 2/3 innings for the Rockies (28-46), who won for just the
second time in the past six games. Four Rockies relievers
combined to hold the Cubs scoreless over the final seven
innings, with Blas Castaño (1-0) recording the win and Jaden
Hill pitching the ninth for his first career save.
Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, who hit for the cycle
Monday, led off with a home run for the second straight game.
Crow-Armstrong has reached base in 20 straight games, hitting
safely in 19 of them.
The Cubs (38-36) added another run in the second when Matt Shaw
scored from third on a wild pitch after a Miguel Amaya
ground-rule double.
Castro doubled in Jake McCarthy to get the Rockies on the board
in the third. Rumfield followed with a 385-foot shot to right
center to make it 3-2.
Cubs starter Edward Cabrera (4-4) allowed five runs on three
hits in 4 1/3 innings, leaving the game in the fifth with a
right hand cramp and two on base. Ryan Rolison allowed both
inherited runners to score, one on a wild pitch and one on a
Castro fielder's choice.
The Cubs are batting 3 for 39 (.077) over the past three games
and 12 for 83 (.145) over the past 11 with runners in scoring
position, going 0 for 8 on Tuesday and leaving nine runners on
base.
Up Next
The three-game series wraps up Wednesday with Rockies LHP Sean
Sullivan (0-0, 0.00 ERA) facing Cubs RHP Javier Assad (4-1,
3.99)
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