To twist a phrase from the noted philosopher Forrest Gump, “Ugly is as ugly does.”
Thursday night, the Rockies did not play the kind of crisp, clean baseball that earned them a 4-1 record to open the season.
Instead, they committed crucial mistakes, starter Kyle Freeland stumbled, they hit 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position, and left 12 runners on base.
And so the Cubs beat the Rockies, 5-2, on Thursday night at Coors Field in front of 24,444 fans.
Colorado has started a season 5-1 just three times in franchise history: 2017, 2013 and 1995.