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Chicago Cubs\u2019 Dansby Swanson watches his home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Chicago, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo\/Jessie Alcheh)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

CHICAGO \u2014 Dansby Swanson and Pete Crow-Armstrong homered as the Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 8-6 on Wednesday night.<\/p>

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Swanson launched a two-run shot during the Cubs\u2019 seven-run second inning and Crow-Armstrong added his 15th of the season in the fourth to help Chicago take two of three games in the series.<\/p>\n

Colorado rookie Sterlin Thompson hit his first two major league home runs. Hunter Goodman and Kyle Karros also went deep for the Rockies.<\/p>\n

Javier Assad (5-1) won his second consecutive start, giving up two runs and five hits in 5 2\/3 innings. Jacob Webb worked the ninth for his second save.<\/p>\n

Sean Sullivan (0-1), making his second career start, was tagged for eight runs and nine hits in four innings.<\/p>\n

Matt Shaw got the Cubs going in the second with a two-run triple and Carson Kelly followed with an RBI double to set the stage for Swanson\u2019s first home run since May 18.<\/p>

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Seiya Suzuki added a run-scoring double and Alex Bregman hit a sacrifice fly that made it 7-0.<\/p>\n

Thompson had solo shots off Assad in the third and fifth. Goodman hit a two-run homer, his 21st this season, off Ethan Roberts in the eighth. Karros connected off Webb in the ninth.<\/p>\n

Rockies: LHP Kyle Freeland (1-7, 7.98 ERA) is scheduled to face RHP Bubba Chandler (2-7, 4.76) when Pittsburgh comes to Denver to begin a three-game series Friday night.<\/p>\n

Cubs: Had not announced a starter for Friday afternoon\u2019s series opener against visiting Toronto.<\/p>

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AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/MLB<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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