Cubs rally past Rockies in ninth inning thriller
CHICAGO (Interstat) — Pete Crow-Armstrong went 4 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs as the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night at Wrigley Field.
The Cubs trailed 4-1 entering the bottom of the eighth inning but chipped away. After Crow-Armstrong’s sacrifice fly cut the deficit to 4-3, Chicago scored twice in the ninth on a single by Pedro Ramírez and a walk to Matt Shaw to earn the walk-off win. Shaw finished with two RBIs.
Colorado took a 1-0 lead in the sixth and built the margin to 4-1 in the eighth on a three-run homer by Cole Carrigg, who had four RBIs. Rockies starter Michael Lorenzen pitched 5 innings, allowing one earned run with five strikeouts. Cubs starter Shota Imanaga also gave up one earned run over 5 2/3 innings.
Daniel Palencia (2-1) earned the win with a scoreless inning of relief. Juan Mejia (1-6) took the loss. The Cubs improved to 38-35, while the Rockies fell to 27-46. Attendance was 38,337. The game lasted 3 hours, 12 minutes.