Mistakes by the lake doomed the Rockies on a gloomy Monday afternoon at Wrigley Field.
Chicago Cubs’ Christopher Morel, right, slides into home past Colorado Rockies catcher Elias Diaz during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Monday, April 1, 2024, in Chicago. committed two critical errors on one at-bat in the sixth inning, opening the door for three Cubs runs. On a cold, rainy day with the wind howling in from Lake Michigan, that’s all Chicago needed to beat the Rockies 5-0.
Japan’s Shota Imanaga, making his major league debut, dominated the Rockies for six innings, striking out nine, walking none and giving up only two hits. The Rockies hit the left-hander hard a few times, but with the wind blowing in, well-struck balls, such as Charlie Blackmon’s drive to deep center field in the third inning, turned into easy outs.
Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner, left, gets caught between third and home and is tagged out by Colorado Rockies catcher Elias Diaz during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Monday, April 1, 2024, in Chicago. Freeland is hoping to rebound from the worst start of his career. Making his third opening-day start, the left-hander allowed a career-high 10 runs on 10 hits in just 2 1/3 innings against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field.
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