Rockies 7, Cubs 2
CHICAGO -- DJ LeMahieu went 3-for-4 and scored twice, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 7-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.
LeMahieu, who also drew a walk, kicked off a four-run first with an RBI double, and the Rockies jumped to a quick lead never trailed on the way to their second win in three games.
Cubs starter Dallas Beeler (0-1) worked just 1 1/3 innings and took the loss. He saw his ERA balloon to 9.72 after giving up four runs on four hits while walking three and striking out one.
Rockies starter Yohan Flande (1-1) allowed one run on four hits in five innings. He struck out four and walked three.
Chicago (52-47) managed single runs in the first and seventh innings and lost for the fourth time in five games.
Center fielder Dexter Fowler paced the Cubs' attack with a 3-for-4 night.
The Rockies (43-55) batted around in the first inning and scored four runs off Beeler -- three scoring before the first one.
LeMahieu opened the scoring with a double to deep right that brought home center fielder Charlie Blackmon. Right fielder Carlos Gonzalez walked, and he and LeMahieu came home on third baseman Nolan Arenado's two-base hit to left.
Arenado crossed home plate with one out as catcher Nick Hundley grounded to third on a fielder's choice.
The Cubs got one run back after Flande walked two Cubs in the bottom of the first and right fielder Jorge Soler singled home catcher Kyle Schwarber from second base.
Colorado made it 5-1 with a single run off reliever Travis Wood in the fifth inning. LeMahieu tripled and scored on left fielder Corey Dickerson's one-out grounder to first.
Cubs pinch hitter Chris Coghlan collected his 11th home run of the season -- a seventh-inning solo shot off Rockies reliever Gonzalez Germen.
The Rockies quickly got the run back. Cubs reliever Rafael Soriano gave up a no-out RBI single to first baseman Ben Paulsen that scored left fielder Chris Dickerson from second, boosting the lead to 6-2.
Shortstop Daniel Descalso doubled home Paulsen to make it 7-2.
NOTES: The Rockies confirmed a six-player trade that sent SS Troy Tulowitzki and RHP LaTroy Hawkins to Toronto in exchange for SS Jose Reyes and young RHPs Miguel Castro, Jeff Hoffman and Jesus Tinoco. ... On Sunday and Monday, RF Carlos Gonzalez became the first Rockies player to hit multiple home runs in consecutive games since Vinny Castilla on July 8-9, 1995. ... Colorado sends RHP Eddie Butler (3-6, 4.77 ERA) against Chicago LHP Jon Lester (4-8, 3.32 ERA) in Wednesday's series finale. ... The Cubs recalled RHP Dallas Beeler from Triple-A Iowa and optioned RHP Yoervis Medina to Triple-A. ... On Monday, 3B Kris Bryant became the second-youngest player in Cubs history to club a come-from behind home run as Chicago claimed a 9-8 victory. Ad Gumbert was 21 when he hit a walk-off three-run homer to beat Indianapolis 7-6 on July 25, 1889. ... The Cubs are among five major league clubs with at least 26 wins both at home and on the road.