The Cubs continued to hug the .500 mark heading into Friday’s game with Colorado. The complete lack of timely hitting again would prove costly to the struggling champs.
The Northsiders jumped out to an early lead in the bottom of the 1st. Anthony Rizzo walked and Ben Zobrist singled up the middle to put two on for Jason Heyward, who lined a single to center to score Rizzo. Zobrist followed when centerfielder Charlie Blackmon dropped the ball.
The 2-0 Chicago lead would not last long. Mike Montgomery, starting for the injured Kyle Hendricks, had trouble the next inning.