Welp. Welp. Yeah.
With a two-run lead, Porter Hodge struck out the first two batters in the 9th, and came within an eyelash of striking out the third. Hunter Goodman did a two-strike check swing that was one of those absolutely-could-have-gone-either way things. I leaned toward swing in the moment – sure looked like a full offering at the ball – but I also already didn’t have the energy to freak out about it.
If Cubs get that call, the game is over right there on that pitch. But they didn’t get it, Goodman thereafter walked, and then Sam Hilliard hit a pinch-hit two-run homer to tie it up.
In the 10th, the Rockies walked it off.
Jameson Taillon had a strong night, pitching without much drama until the 7th. He gave up a homer and a double to open the frame, and Tyson Miller had to come in to get out of the jam. Still, another good night for Taillon, who certainly did his part.
Cody Bellinger was scalding the ball tonight (the Ankin Law “Making it Personal” Player of the Game), Pete Crow-Armstrong went deep to center, and Seiya Suzuki and Ian Happ each had two hits and drove in a run. That said, the Cubs did leave a lot of opportunities out there – especially for Coors Field – and it hurt them in the end.
So it’s yet another blown late lead in a season full of them. That is very, very clearly going to be one of the anthems of this season.