CHICAGO (AP) — Cody Bellinger, Seiya Suzuki, Christopher Morel and Garrett Cooper homered, and the Chicago Cubs pounded the Colorado Rockies 12-2 on Tuesday evening for his or her third straight win.
Bellinger’s two-run drive off the right-field scoreboard at Wrigley Subject was his first homer of the season. The 2019 NL MVP re-signed with the Cubs for a $80 million, three-year contract in February.
Some followers within the crowd of 26,555 chanted “Cody! Cody! Cody!” when Bellinger stepped to the plate within the seventh on a cold, breezy evening. It solely received louder when Bellinger launched his 425-foot shot on a 1-2 fastball.
“Yeah, that was cool,” Bellinger stated. “Typically you hear it and generally you do not, however I positively heard that one.
“I used to be simply within the second and noticed a great pitch that I needed to swing at.”
Cooper hit a three-run shot within the sixth that gave Chicago a 10-0 lead. He additionally doubled and tripled in his first dwelling begin with the Cubs.
Cooper, a right-handed batter in his eighth season, struck all three hits to proper area. The 33-year-old Cooper likes to drive the ball to the alternative area, and he stated Wrigley’s dimensions and traits have been an element for him in signing with the Cubs in March.
“Over my seven-year profession, there’s numerous these balls within the right-center hole that I’ve hit,” stated Cooper, who performed for the Marlins for five-plus seasons. “You realize in Miami, these are often doubles and it is good to get rewarded for driving the ball that approach.”
Nick Madrigal added two hits and three RBIs. Ian Happ and Dansby Swanson every had two of the Cubs’ 14 hits.
Chicago right-hander Javier Assad allowed 4 hits in six scoreless innings. He struck out 5 and walked one in his first begin of the season.
Michael Toglia hit a two-run homer for Colorado within the seventh towards Jose Cuas. Charlie Blackmon had three of the Rockies’ seven hits.
Colorado has been outscored 49-16 throughout its 1-5 begin. The Rockies misplaced 5-0 to Shota Imanaga and the Cubs within the collection opener on Monday.
‘We’re not swinging the bats and we’re not pitching,” Rockies supervisor Bud Black stated. “So it is a dangerous mixture. You by no means know popping out of spring coaching what is going on to occur.”
Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland (0-2) was roughed up for the second straight begin. He was tagged for seven runs and 9 hits in 3 1/3 innings.
He additionally began on Thursday on opening day and was tagged for 10 runs and 10 hits in 2 1/3 innings in a 16-1 loss at Arizona.
Suzuki gave Chicago a 2-0 lead when he drilled Freeland’s down-the-middle 2-0 pitch to the batter’s eye in middle within the first. The drive had an exit velocity of 115 mph and barely cleared 20 ft off the bottom.
“I believe we hit some balls actually, actually good tonight,” Chicago supervisor Craig Counsell stated. “Actually Seiya’s ball, that is as arduous successful a baseball that I’ve seen.
“We simply put good swings on the baseball all evening.”
Madrigal hit an RBI single within the second, and Morel made it 4-0 with a solo shot within the third.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Cubs: RHP Jameson Taillon (again pressure) threw dwell batting follow on the crew’s coaching facility in Arizona, and INF Patrick Knowledge (again pressure) took half within the session, Counsell stated.
UP NEXT
RHP Cal Quantrill (0-1, 9.00 ERA) begins for the Rockies within the collection finale on Wednesday. LHP Luke Little (0-0) will begin for the Cubs in what must be a bullpen day.
