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Updated · ESPN · Jun 9Rockies Beat Cubs 7-3 to End 4-Game Skid Behind 2 Homers
3 articles · Updated · ESPN · Jun 9Summary
- Hunter Goodman’s two-run first-inning homer set the tone as Colorado beat Chicago 7-3 for its 25th win, ending a four-game skid.
- Ezequiel Tovar also homered, Edouard Julien drove in three runs, and rookie Cole Carrigg tripled and walked in his major league debut.
- Tomoyuki Sugano improved to 6-4 after working into the sixth inning, while Cubs starter Colin Rea allowed a season-high seven runs in 4 2/3 innings.
- Chicago got an RBI from Alex Bregman and a solo homer from Michael Busch, but the loss was its 21st in 28 games.
- Colorado reached win No. 25 more than a month earlier than last season, when it did not get there until July 22.
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With their analytical hitting approach failing, must the Cubs abandon their strategy to end their dramatic slump? Can Japanese veteran Tomoyuki Sugano's success at Coors Field finally break the Rockies' long-standing pitching curse?