The Rockies and Cubs battled in a slugfest at Sloan Park Thursday afternoon. Colorado eventually prevailed, but there were a lot of promising performances from young Cubs to be happy about.
Drew Smyly did not help his case to earn the final spot in the rotation. The left-hander gave up five runs, including two home runs, in his 2.2 innings of work Thursday. Nico Hoerner cut the deficit to 5-2 with a two-run single in the bottom of the 3rd.
Owen Caissie doubled in a run in the 4th inning to begin what would be a huge afternoon.