DENVER -- Antonio Senzatela picked a good day not to have his best stuff.
His offense had his back and gave him some breathing room.
Ryan Hanigan hit a two-out, bases-clearing bloop single as part of a six-run third inning, Mark Reynolds homered for a fourth straight game and the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 10-4 on Tuesday in a day-night doubleheader opener.
Reynolds also added two RBI singles as every player in the starting lineup, including Senzatela, had a hit for the NL West-leading Rockies.
Senzatela (5-1) wrestled with his command over six innings but wiggled out of several tough spots to keep the damage to just two runs. The hard-throwing rookie had three walks and four strikeouts.
"There's some resiliency where he hung in there and got through it when he's probably not pitching how we've seen him overall," manager Bud Black said.
Even with his usually pinpoint accuracy a little off, Senzatela, the NL rookie of the month for April, never shied away from Kris Bryant & Co.
"He's not pitching scared, whether he's got his command or not," Hanigan said. "He's not trying to nibble. He's going after guys."
Jake Arrieta (4-2) couldn't find his groove and was removed after 3 2/3 innings -- his shortest start since 2012. He surrendered nine hits and nine runs, but just five were earned.
"There were too many hittable pitches left in the middle of the plate," Arrieta said. "The bottom line was I didn't do my job."
The Cubs got a good night's rest when Monday's game was rained out. They arrived in town earlier that day after an 18-inning loss to the New York Yankees that lasted 6 hours, 5 minutes. The team needed a little break, even if it meant playing two on Tuesday.
"Just different when you have that swimming feeling in your cranium. It's difficult to focus," said manager Joe Maddon, whose team lost its fourth straight.
Arrieta and the Cubs were undone by a mistake-filled third inning. A damaging play was an error on shortstop Javier Baez, who threw the ball away trying to get DJ LeMahieu crossing from second to third on a grounder.
There was another costly play too, when Albert Almora Jr. started back on a shallow blooper by Hanigan, forcing left fielder Kyle Schwarber to race after it. But the ball just eluded Schwarber's reach, and the bases cleared.
"As soon as I hit it, thought it was an out," Hanigan said. "When I saw him full sprint at it, I was like, `Oh, maybe there's a chance there.' It worked out."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cubs: OF Jason Heyward (sore knuckle on right hand) is eligible to come off the 10-day disabled list on May 16. "I'd be surprised if it's any longer than that," Maddon said.
Rockies: C Tom Murphy (fractured right forearm) is "getting closer," Black said. "He's starting to do some things with his arm that he hadn't been able to do before, range of motion."
OMAHA, OMAHA
Maddon had a chance to visit with former Broncos QB Peyton Manning on Monday. He even invited Manning to spring training sometime. Maddon's one regret?
"Should've asked him about `Omaha," Maddon said in reference to the word Manning used to call out at the line of scrimmage. "I had my opportunity to ask about Omaha and I screwed up."
REINFORCEMENTS
The Cubs and Rockies were to each add a 26th player for the second game. The Cubs planned to bring up infielder Jeimer Candelario from Triple-A Iowa and the Rockies right-hander Jeff Hoffman from Triple-A Albuquerque.
QUIETING THE CROWD
By scoring early, the Rockies quieted a crowd that was filled with Cubs fans.
"You kind of look around, `Wow, it's a home game for us, I thought," Nolan Arenado said. "Cubs fans travel. They're a great team and World Series champs."
THIS & THAT
Usually at third, Bryant started in right field. ... Two of Chicago's runs scored on groundouts. ... Ian Desmond, Trevor Story and LeMahieu each had two hits. ... Reynolds is batting .533 through four games on this 10-game homestand.
UP NEXT
RHP John Lackey (2-3, 5.14 ERA) was to start the nightcap for Chicago and LHP Kyle Freeland (3-1, 2.65) goes for Colorado.
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His offense had his back and gave him some breathing room.
Ryan Hanigan hit a two-out, bases-clearing bloop single as part of a six-run third inning, Mark Reynolds homered for a fourth straight game and the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 10-4 on Tuesday in a day-night doubleheader opener.
Reynolds also added two RBI singles as every player in the starting lineup, including Senzatela, had a hit for the NL West-leading Rockies.
Senzatela (5-1) wrestled with his command over six innings but wiggled out of several tough spots to keep the damage to just two runs. The hard-throwing rookie had three walks and four strikeouts.
"There's some resiliency where he hung in there and got through it when he's probably not pitching how we've seen him overall," manager Bud Black said.
Even with his usually pinpoint accuracy a little off, Senzatela, the NL rookie of the month for April, never shied away from Kris Bryant & Co.
"He's not pitching scared, whether he's got his command or not," Hanigan said. "He's not trying to nibble. He's going after guys."
Jake Arrieta (4-2) couldn't find his groove and was removed after 3 2/3 innings -- his shortest start since 2012. He surrendered nine hits and nine runs, but just five were earned.
"There were too many hittable pitches left in the middle of the plate," Arrieta said. "The bottom line was I didn't do my job."
The Cubs got a good night's rest when Monday's game was rained out. They arrived in town earlier that day after an 18-inning loss to the New York Yankees that lasted 6 hours, 5 minutes. The team needed a little break, even if it meant playing two on Tuesday.
"Just different when you have that swimming feeling in your cranium. It's difficult to focus," said manager Joe Maddon, whose team lost its fourth straight.
Arrieta and the Cubs were undone by a mistake-filled third inning. A damaging play was an error on shortstop Javier Baez, who threw the ball away trying to get DJ LeMahieu crossing from second to third on a grounder.
There was another costly play too, when Albert Almora Jr. started back on a shallow blooper by Hanigan, forcing left fielder Kyle Schwarber to race after it. But the ball just eluded Schwarber's reach, and the bases cleared.
"As soon as I hit it, thought it was an out," Hanigan said. "When I saw him full sprint at it, I was like, `Oh, maybe there's a chance there.' It worked out."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cubs: OF Jason Heyward (sore knuckle on right hand) is eligible to come off the 10-day disabled list on May 16. "I'd be surprised if it's any longer than that," Maddon said.
Rockies: C Tom Murphy (fractured right forearm) is "getting closer," Black said. "He's starting to do some things with his arm that he hadn't been able to do before, range of motion."
OMAHA, OMAHA
Maddon had a chance to visit with former Broncos QB Peyton Manning on Monday. He even invited Manning to spring training sometime. Maddon's one regret?
"Should've asked him about `Omaha," Maddon said in reference to the word Manning used to call out at the line of scrimmage. "I had my opportunity to ask about Omaha and I screwed up."
REINFORCEMENTS
The Cubs and Rockies were to each add a 26th player for the second game. The Cubs planned to bring up infielder Jeimer Candelario from Triple-A Iowa and the Rockies right-hander Jeff Hoffman from Triple-A Albuquerque.
QUIETING THE CROWD
By scoring early, the Rockies quieted a crowd that was filled with Cubs fans.
"You kind of look around, `Wow, it's a home game for us, I thought," Nolan Arenado said. "Cubs fans travel. They're a great team and World Series champs."
THIS & THAT
Usually at third, Bryant started in right field. ... Two of Chicago's runs scored on groundouts. ... Ian Desmond, Trevor Story and LeMahieu each had two hits. ... Reynolds is batting .533 through four games on this 10-game homestand.
UP NEXT
RHP John Lackey (2-3, 5.14 ERA) was to start the nightcap for Chicago and LHP Kyle Freeland (3-1, 2.65) goes for Colorado.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Chicago - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | CHC | COL |
| Schwarber grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Rizzo singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Zobrist lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jake Arrieta pitching for Chicago | CHC | COL |
| Blackmon grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | CHC | COL |
| Montero singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| La Stella walked, Montero to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Báez flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Arrieta struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Almora Jr. grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jake Arrieta pitching for Chicago | CHC | COL |
| González walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Story singled to left, González to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Hanigan flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | CHC | COL |
| Schwarber doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant grounded out to second, Schwarber to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Rizzo grounded out to second, Schwarber scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Zobrist walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Montero grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jake Arrieta pitching for Chicago | CHC | COL |
| Senzatela struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Blackmon tripled to deep right. | 1 | 0 |
| LeMahieu doubled to deep right, Blackmon scored. | 1 | 1 |
| Arenado grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, LeMahieu to third on throwing error by shortstop Báez. | 1 | 1 |
| González singled to right, LeMahieu scored, Arenado to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Reynolds singled to center, Arenado scored, González to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Desmond singled to left, González thrown out at home, Reynolds to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Story walked, Reynolds to third, Desmond to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Hanigan singled to center, Reynolds, Desmond and Story scored. | 1 | 6 |
| Senzatela struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| 6 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | CHC | COL |
| La Stella walked. | 1 | 6 |
| Báez singled to right, La Stella to second. | 1 | 6 |
| Arrieta singled to deep right, La Stella to third, Báez to second. | 1 | 6 |
| Almora Jr. popped out to second. | 1 | 6 |
| Schwarber grounded into fielder's choice to second, La Stella scored, Arrieta out at second, Báez to third. | 2 | 6 |
| Bryant flied out to right. | 2 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jake Arrieta pitching for Chicago | CHC | COL |
| Blackmon walked. | 2 | 6 |
| LeMahieu singled to right center, Blackmon to second. | 2 | 6 |
| Blackmon stole third, LeMahieu stole second. | 2 | 6 |
| Arenado hit sacrifice fly to left, Blackmon scored. | 2 | 7 |
| González struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| LeMahieu to third on wild pitch by Arrieta. | 2 | 7 |
| Reynolds singled to left center, LeMahieu scored. | 2 | 8 |
| Floro relieved Arrieta. | 2 | 8 |
| Desmond singled to center, Reynolds to second. | 2 | 8 |
| Story singled to center, Reynolds scored, Desmond to second. | 2 | 9 |
| Hanigan struck out swinging. | 2 | 9 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | CHC | COL |
| Rizzo flied out to left. | 2 | 9 |
| Zobrist fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 9 |
| Montero struck out swinging. | 2 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Floro pitching for Chicago | CHC | COL |
| Senzatela singled to right. | 2 | 9 |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 2 | 9 |
| LeMahieu struck out swinging. | 2 | 9 |
| Arenado singled to right, Senzatela to third. | 2 | 9 |
| González grounded out to second. | 2 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | CHC | COL |
| La Stella lined out to shortstop. | 2 | 9 |
| Báez lined out to right. | 2 | 9 |
| Floro struck out swinging. | 2 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Floro pitching for Chicago | CHC | COL |
| Reynolds homered to right center (408 feet). | 2 | 10 |
| Desmond struck out swinging. | 2 | 10 |
| Story flied out to center. | 2 | 10 |
| Hanigan grounded out to second. | 2 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | CHC | COL |
| Rusin relieved Senzatela. | 2 | 10 |
| Almora Jr. walked. | 2 | 10 |
| Schwarber walked, Almora Jr. to second. | 2 | 10 |
| Contreras hit for Bryant. | 2 | 10 |
| Contreras grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Schwarber out at second, Almora Jr. to third. | 2 | 10 |
| Jay hit for Rizzo. | 2 | 10 |
| Jay grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Almora Jr. scored, Contreras out at second. | 3 | 10 |
| Zobrist grounded out to third. | 3 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Floro pitching for Chicago | CHC | COL |
| Contreras at first base. | 3 | 10 |
| Jay in right field. | 3 | 10 |
| Amarista hit for Rusin. | 3 | 10 |
| Amarista doubled to deep center, Amarista out stretching at third. | 3 | 10 |
| Blackmon flied out to right. | 3 | 10 |
| LeMahieu lined out to first. | 3 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jake McGee pitching for Colorado | CHC | COL |
| McGee relieved Rusin. | 3 | 10 |
| Amarista at second base. | 3 | 10 |
| Montero struck out swinging. | 3 | 10 |
| La Stella fouled out to third. | 3 | 10 |
| Báez grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Floro pitching for Chicago | CHC | COL |
| Arenado flied out to center. | 3 | 10 |
| González grounded out to second. | 3 | 10 |
| Valaika hit for Reynolds. | 3 | 10 |
| Valaika struck out looking. | 3 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Chad Qualls pitching for Colorado | CHC | COL |
| Qualls relieved McGee. | 3 | 10 |
| Valaika at first base. | 3 | 10 |
| Russell hit for Floro. | 3 | 10 |
| Russell singled to center. | 3 | 10 |
| Almora Jr. singled to left, Russell to second. | 3 | 10 |
| Schwarber grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Almora Jr. out at second, Russell to third. | 3 | 10 |
| Contreras doubled to shallow left, Russell scored. | 4 | 10 |
| Jay lined out to center. | 4 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Chicago Cubs
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schwarber LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .200 | .324 | .383 |
| Bryant RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .295 | .399 | .527 |
a-Contreras PH-1B
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .215 | .284 | .344 |
| Rizzo 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .227 | .353 | .414 |
b-Jay PH-RF
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .311 | .425 | .393 |
| Zobrist 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .223 | .328 | .379 |
| Montero C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .378 | .396 | .600 |
| La Stella 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | .143 | .455 | .286 |
| Báez SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .261 | .303 | .478 |
| Arrieta P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .188 | .188 | .313 |
Floro P
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Russell PH
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .234 | .296 | .371 |
| Almora Jr. CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .294 | .360 | .441 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 154 | |||
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher for K Bryant in the 7th b-grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher for A Rizzo in the 7th c-singled to center for D Floro in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Schwarber (7, Senzatela); Contreras (6, Qualls) RBI: Rizzo (19), Schwarber (14), Jay (4), Contreras (13) 2-out RBI: Contreras GIDP: Schwarber Cubs RISP: 2-14 (Schwarber 0-2, Jay 0-2, Báez 0-1, Almora Jr. 0-2, Arrieta 1-2, Contreras 1-2, Bryant 0-2, Rizzo 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Báez (4, throw) Outfield Assist: Almora Jr. (Amarista at 3rd base); Schwarber (González at Home). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 34,779 (69% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:01 |
| Weather | 63 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike DiMuro, First Base - Ramon DeJesus, Second Base - Eric Cooper, Third Base - Adrian Johnson |
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