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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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
Hitting
Chi. Cubs   Colorado
Starlin Castro Player Carlos Gonzalez
3 Hits 4
1 RBI 2
0 HR 0
4 TB 5
.750 Avg .800
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