Major League Baseball
Chi. Cubs 3, Colorado 2
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 2:20 PM
When: 2:20 PM ET, Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 86°
Umpires: Home - Tripp Gibson, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Mark Carlson, 3B - Gabe Morales
Attendance: 38874
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Colorado 000100100250
Chi. Cubs 10200000-360
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Colorado 43-56 24-27 19-29 L1
Chi. Cubs 53-47 27-24 26-23 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Chicago Cubs have a 27-24 record at home this season. The Colorado Rockies have a 19-29 record on the road.
  • Chi. Cubs has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Cubs have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Colorado has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Rockies have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Jon Lester pitched 8.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.26. Hector Rondon closed out the game to get the save and has 13 saves for the season. Eddie Butler took the loss for Colorado.
  • Dexter Fowler, Anthony Rizzo hit homeruns for Chi. Cubs. Carlos Gonzalez had the only homerun for Colorado.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Colorado   Chi. Cubs
Eddie Butler Player Jon Lester
Loss W/L Win
5.0 IP 8.0
4 Strikeouts 14
5 Hits 5
5.40 ERA 2.25
Hitting
Colorado   Chi. Cubs
Carlos Gonzalez Player Addison Russell
1 Hits 2
1 RBI 0
1 HR 0
4 TB 2
.333 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Colorado 5 1 8 .172 16 2 2 4 0
Chi. Cubs 6 2 12 .250 6 3 5 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Chi. Cubs will play their next game on the road against Milwaukee. The Cubs have a W/L % of .462 after a win and .604 after a loss.
  • Colorado will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Rockies have a W/L % of .442 after a win and .429 after a loss.