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A Tip of the Recap 8/19 (Cubs 6, Rockies 7)

Cubs Record: 77-44 (1st in NL Central, 12 games ahead of St. Louis)

W: Matt Carasiti (1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K)

L/BS: Aroldis Chapman (1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K)

MVP: Felix Pena and Rob Zastryzny

After a lengthy rain delay on a rather cold day in the Mile High City, Dexter Fowler and David Dahl both led the game off for their respective teams with home runs. It was the first time since 1892, when Jimmy Ryan went deep for the Cubs and Bug Holliday went deep for the Reds, that the Cubs and their opponent both hit leadoff home runs in the same game.