Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 15th home run, Matthew Boyd tossed six innings of four-hit ball and the Chicago Cubs edged the Colorado Rockies 2-1 for their fourth straight win.

The big swing came from cleanup hitter Pete Crow-Armstrong, who blasted his 15th home run of the season in the fourth inning. Up until a few weeks ago, Crow-Armstrong mostly was batting seventh in the order — showing the length of the lineup.

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The Rockies played one of their more solid games of a rickety season, got an excellent start from German Marquez, and four stellar innings from their bullpen. But they fell, 4-3, to the Cubs in 11 innings at chilly Wrigley Field and extended the worst start in MLB’s modern era to 9-46.

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki (27) hits an RBI double to drive in Kyle Tucker during the first inning against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at Wrigley Field. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)

The Chicago Cubs won a thriller on Tuesday night in the second game of the series over the Colorado Rockies in extra innings.

Infielder Orlando Arcia signed with the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, and was in their lineup as the designated hitter against the Cubs in Chicago, three days after he was released by Atlanta.

Chicago Cubs reliever Ryan Pressly has been working on his stuff in lower-leverage spots in hopes of reharnessing what had made him successful.