DENVER — Yan Gomes hit a two-run single within the ninth inning and Michael Fulmer stepped up on the very finish, serving to the Chicago Cubs prime the Colorado Rockies 5-4 on Monday evening.
Gomes completed with three hits and three RBIs. Christopher Morel homered and Dansby Swanson had two hits for Chicago within the opener of a six-game journey.
The Cubs stayed three video games again of NL Central-leading Milwaukee and two video games head of Arizona for the second NL wild card.
“Coming out here to Colorado anything can happen at any time,” Gomes mentioned. “Big ballpark, ball travels well, so runs aren’t exactly hard to come by. At this time of the year those wins are important. It’s a good sign for this team that even when we’re behind until that last out we’re going to give us a chance to win.”
Drew Smyly (11-9) obtained 4 outs for the win, and Fulmer earned his second save of the season in his first huge league look since Aug. 24.
Fulmer, who had been sidelined by a forearm pressure, changed Smyly with one out within the ninth. He walked Elias Díaz and hit Elehuris Montero with a pitch earlier than putting out Harold Castro and Brenton Doyle.
PHOTOS: Yan Gomes will get key hit as Chicago Cubs prime Colorado Rockies 5-4
Colorado left-hander Kyle Freeland was charged with three runs and eight hits over six innings.
The Rockies scored 3 times within the seventh to take a 4-3 lead. Hunter Goodman doubled dwelling Díaz after which scored on Doyle’s two-run single towards José Cuas.
The Cubs rallied towards Tyler Kinley (0-2) within the ninth. Swanson led off with a double off the glove of left fielder Nolan Jones and Ian Happ walked. Following a double steal, Gomes drove in each runners with a liner to middle.
“Yan has been consistent,” supervisor David Ross mentioned. “There was a good two-, three-week stretch there where he wasn’t getting any results but he’s hit the ball hard.”
Pete Crow-Armstrong, one in every of baseball’s prime prospects, made his huge league debut for Chicago. He entered as a pinch runner within the seventh and was thrown out attempting to steal third. He stayed within the sport in middle area.
“It was awesome,” Cubs starter Jordan Wicks mentioned of Crow-Armstrong. “Having played with him at every step of the way he deserves it. He’s a hard worker, he’s a heck of a player and he’s awesome to have out there.”
Wicks permitted one run and three hits in six innings in his fourth main league begin. He retired his final eight batters.
Morel gave Chicago a 2-1 lead together with his twenty second homer, a solo drive to middle with two out within the fifth. Gomes singled in Cody Bellinger within the sixth, however Seiya Suzuki was reduce down on the plate by Jones for the ultimate out of the inning.
Jones lamented his failed try at catching Swanson’s double main off the ninth.
“I made a mistake,” Jones mentioned. “The ball should have been caught and it cost us the game. It sucks. I want to make that play, I want to win every game we can but there are a lot of positives.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Cubs: Wicks took a line drive off his leg within the second. … INF Jeimer Candelario rested after he left Sunday’s win over Arizona with again tightness.
Rockies: OF Kris Bryant (finger) was activated from the injured record, and utilityman Cole Tucker was designated for task.
DOWN TO THREE
The sport was delayed roughly quarter-hour within the third inning when plate umpire Brian O’Nora left for an undisclosed purpose. Second base umpire Tom Hanahan went off to placed on gear and took over behind the plate. The sport resumed with simply three umpires.
UP NEXT
The Cubs will ship RHP Javier Assad (3-3, 2.83 ERA) to the mound towards Colorado RHP Chris Flexen (1-7, 7.36 ERA) on Tuesday.
Content Source: www.washingtontimes.com