Colorado 9, Chi. Cubs 5
When: 3:10 PM ET, Sunday, April 17, 2011
Where: Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
Temperature:
68°
Umpires:
Home -
Bob Davidson, 1B -
Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B -
Victor Carapazza, 3B -
Jerry Meals
Attendance:
42212
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Dexter Fowler drove in the go-ahead runs with a two-out, two-run double in the eighth inning, and the Colorado Rockies pulled away for a 9-5 victory against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, taking two of three in the weekend series at Coors Field.
The Rockies broke open a tied game with four runs in the eighth, with all the scoring coming after reliever Marcos Mateo (0-1) struck out Jose Morales and Ty Wigginton to get within an out of getting out of the jam.
After Fowler's two-run double, Jonathan Herrera and Carlos Gonzalez followed with RBI singles. Gonzalez was 4-for-5 with two RBIs.
Colorado has won 12 of 14 since an opening day loss to Arizona and has not lost a series this season.
The Rockies jumped out to a 4-1 lead after one inning, hitting Cubs starter Ryan Dempster hard. Dempster allowed five runs on seven hits over five innings. Seth Smith did the most damage in the first with a two-run home run to center, his second of the season.
The Cubs rallied to take a 5-4 lead against Rockies starter Alan Johnson, who lasted four innings and allowed five runs on six hits in his major league debut.
Rafael Betancourt (1-0) retired the only two batters he faced in the eighth for the win.
Starlin Castro went 3-for-4 with an RBI for the Cubs, his sixth three-hit game of the season.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Chi. Cubs |
|
Colorado |
|
Ryan Dempster
|
Player |
Alan Johnson |
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
5.0 |
IP |
4.0 |
|
4 |
Strikeouts |
3 |
|
7 |
Hits |
6 |
|
9.00 |
ERA |
9.00 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Chi. Cubs
|
10 |
0 |
11 |
.303 |
21 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Colorado
|
13 |
1 |
20 |
.371 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
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