MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
COLORADO ROCKIES AT CHICAGO CUBS
04/02/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
COLORADO ROCKIES AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 650 - TUESDAY, APRIL 2ND , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Colorado Rockies (3-3) 2 0 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 10 10 0
Chicago Cubs (2-3) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Rockies Victors, 10-3, at Chicago
The Colorado Rockies defeated the Chicago Cubs, 10-3, in National League action at Wrigley Field. Byron Buxton pulled his weight. The 10-year veteran was 2-3 with a home run, a double, and 2 walks, while scoring 3 times. The winner was Jordan Montgomery, who threw 90 pitches over 5.1 innings. The left-hander was charged with 3 runs on 6 hits. The loss puts Chicago at 2-3.

Colorado won the game in part because of Brandon Belt. The first baseman ripped a 3-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Rockies ahead, 8-3. For the game, Belt had 1 double and 1 home run in 6 at-bats.

"We did the things that it takes to win a game," said Buxton.
COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Freeman 2B 5 2 1 1 1 1 2 .120 1 2
M. Trout RF 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 .071 0 0
B. Belt 1B 6 1 2 3 0 0 2 .261 2 6
B. Buxton CF 3 3 2 1 2 1 0 .278 1 2
D. Vogelbach DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .062 0 1
J. Burger 3B 5 1 2 2 0 1 4 .304 3 5
D. Rushing C 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 .286 0 1
S. Kwan LF 3 0 1 1 2 1 2 .267 0 1
G. Arias SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .136 0 3
Totals 35 10 10 9 12 7 22      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Belt (2, 1st Inning off J. Pena, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Rushing (1, 3rd Inning off J. Pena, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Vogelbach (1, 5th Inning off T. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Buxton (3, 6th Inning off B. Wahl, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Freeman (1, 1st Inning off J. Pena, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Buxton (1, 5th Inning off J. Pena, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Belt (2, 6th Inning off B. Wahl, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Burger (3, 6th Inning off B. Wahl, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Freeman 4 , B. Belt 6 , B. Buxton 6 , D. Vogelbach 2 , J. Burger 5 , D. Rushing 2 , S. Kwan
2-out RBI: D. Rushing , S. Kwan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Trout , J. Burger , S. Kwan , G. Arias
GIDP: D. Vogelbach , G. Arias
Hit by Pitch: M. Trout
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Freeman-Arias-Belt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Jankowski LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235 1 3
   a-A. Simmons PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Mateo RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 1
A. Call RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .200 1 1
   b-D. Maggi PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Cave PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
T. Pham DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .150 0 1
B. Lowe 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .250 1 2
L. Taveras CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .444 1 2
L. Wade Jr. 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .167 0 0
C. Kieboom 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .333 0 2
M. Rojas SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .118 0 2
G. Stubbs C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .316 0 2
Totals 35 3 9 2 3 9 18      
a - A. Simmons pinch hit for T. Jankowski in the 7th
b - D. Maggi pinch hit for A. Call in the 7th
c - J. Mateo substituted for A. Simmons in the 8th
d - J. Cave pinch hit for D. Maggi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Stubbs (2, 9th Inning off J. Foley, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: L. Taveras (1, 4th Inning off J. Montgomery, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Call (1, 5th Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Call 5 , T. Pham , B. Lowe 2 , L. Taveras 4 , L. Wade Jr. , G. Stubbs 2
2-out RBI: A. Call
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cave , L. Taveras , G. Stubbs
GIDP: C. Kieboom
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lowe-Rojas-Wade Jr., Rojas-Lowe-Wade Jr.)
COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Montgomery W (1-1) 5.1 6 3 3 2 3 1 90 8.68   
R. Borucki 2.2 2 0 0 1 4 0 29 0.00   
J. Foley 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Montgomery 45
Batters Faced: J. Montgomery 24, R. Borucki 10, J. Foley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Montgomery 5-8, R. Borucki 2-1, J. Foley 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Montgomery 90-58, R. Borucki 29-18, J. Foley 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Borucki 1-0
WP: J. Montgomery , R. Borucki
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pena L (0-1) 4.0 5 5 5 6 0 2 77 11.25   
T. Williams 1.0 1 2 2 4 1 0 36 18.00   
B. Wahl 1.0 3 3 3 0 3 2 22 11.57   
J. Wallace 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 35 0.00   
D. Castillo 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pena 26
Batters Faced: J. Pena 22, T. Williams 7, B. Wahl 6, J. Wallace 9, D. Castillo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pena 7-4, T. Williams 1-0, B. Wahl 0-0, J. Wallace 3-2, D. Castillo 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pena 77-40, T. Williams 36-15, B. Wahl 22-13, J. Wallace 35-21, D. Castillo 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wahl 2-2
Hit Batsmen: D. Castillo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Byron Buxton
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Cloudy (40 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 22344
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