MLB Baseball Betting Action - Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies

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Cubs vs. Rockies

Chicago picked up its 10,000th all time victory in dramatic fashion last night when they upended the Colorado Rockies by a 7-6 final count in 10 innings. Lefty Rich Hill had been cruising along up until the sixth inning when he allowed a lead off HR to Clint Barmes to cut the lead to 3-1, but then allowed a single after that and was quickly yanked. He ended up allowing three hits and two earned runs throughout the duration of his start. Reliever Michael Wuertz relieved him and quickly lost the lead allowing two hits and two runs to the only batters he faced. After Sean Marshall retired the only batter Lou Piniella wanted him to face, Troy Tulowitzki ended his 1-for-17 slump with a three-run bomb giving the Rockies a 5-3 lead. However, the Rockies bullpen came up lame once again for the fourth straight game when Aramis Ramirez launched a two-run blast into the right field bleachers to give the Chicago Cubs a 6-5 lead with two outs in the top of the 9th. The blown save was Manny Corpas’ second in a row and fourth in eight opportunities this season. The drama didn’t end there though as Kerry Wood blew his second save of the season when he gave up a single to pinch hitter Scott Podsednik with two outs and a triple to Ryan Spilborghs to tie it up right after. The Cubs kept the pressure on in the top of the 10th though, and Ryan Theriot came up with a huge two-out single to allow the Cubs to reclaim the lead. Carlos Marmol slammed the door shut in the bottom of the inning earning himself his second save of the season.

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