Charlie Blackmon busted his slump in a big way.
The Rockies’ veteran designated hitter ripped an RBI triple into the right fielder corner in the ninth inning to score Garrett Hampson and produce the go-ahead run in a 3-1 victory over the Cubs on Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field.
The Rockies had produced only four baserunners through the first eight innings until C.J. Cron coaxed a one-out walk out of reliever Adbert Alzolay. Hampson pinch ran for Cron and scored easily on Blackmon’s fifth triple of the season.
Blackmon entered the game hitting .122 (5-for-41) in 11 games in September and was hitting just .