Yu Darvish cruised through the first four innings of his Coors Field debut Saturday, and it looked like the Rockies’ faltering offense — which entered the game last in the National League with a .219 team batting average — was destined to have a quiet night at the hands of the Cubs’ ace.
But in the decisive fifth, the Rockies’ offense awoke for the exact bat-around rally needed to jump-start them to a 5-2 win as southpaw Tyler Anderson also did his part by delivering a quality start for Colorado.
Down 2-0 entering the inning after Wilson Contreras’ double gave the Cubs an advantage in the first, the Rockies capitalized on three Darvish walks to plate five runs and chase him from the game.