Rockies fall to Cubs 8-6 after seven-run second inning; Thompson hits first two career homers

Patrick Saunders

16d ago· 3 min readenNews

Summary

The Colorado Rockies lost 8-6 to the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, largely due to a disastrous seven-run second inning where the Cubs recorded seven hits. Rookie left-hander Sean Sullivan struggled in that inning. Despite the early deficit, the Rockies mounted a comeback, highlighted by rookie outfielder Sterlin Thompson hitting his first two career home runs. The article focuses on the team's resilience after falling behind 7-0, but ultimately the early damage was too much to overcome.

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Seven deadly runs on seven deadly hits in the second inning sank the Rockies and rookie left-hander Sean Sullivan.

Toss out that ugly inning and an 8-6 loss to the Cubs on Wednesday night at Wrigley Field could have been a much different story.

Because the Rockies did so many things right after falling behind 7-0, beginning with rookie outfielder Sterlin Thompson hitting

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Seven deadly runs on seven deadly hits in the second inning sank the Rockies and rookie left-hander Sean Sullivan.

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