Cubs Beat Rockies 9‑3 Behind Suzuki Grand Slam
DENVER (Interstat) — Edward Cabrera pitched 5.1 strong innings and Seiya Suzuki hit a grand slam as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Colorado Rockies 9-3 on Thursday afternoon at Coors Field. The Cubs scored four runs in the fourth inning, two in the fifth, two in the seventh and one in the eighth. Suzuki’s grand slam in the fourth gave the Cubs an early lead. Alex Bregman added a two-run homer in the seventh. Cabrera allowed two earned runs on five hits while striking out five to improve to 4-3. Ryan Feltner took the loss, falling to 2-2. Brett Sullivan homered twice for the Rockies, driving in two runs. Cole Carrigg also homered. The Cubs had 10 hits to Colorado’s 12. The win improved Chicago to 35-34, while Colorado dropped to 26-43. The game lasted 2 hours, 50 minutes before a crowd of 35,128.