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Cubs Rout Rockies 9-3 Behind Suzuki Grand Slam

6/12/2026

Summary

Cubs Crush Rockies

The Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 9-3 in Denver on June 12.
The Cubs' offense featured a grand slam by Seiya Suzuki, a two-run homer by Alex Bregman, and a later homer by Carson Kelly.
Colorado's offense featured two homers and a single by Brett Sullivan and a homer and single by Cole Carrigg.
The game saw Craig Counsell ejected, Edward Cabrera earn the win, and Ryan Feltner allow six runs.

Summary

Cubs Trade Suzuki

The Cubs may trade Seiya Suzuki before the June 12 deadline, and Ken Rosenthal says a deal could fetch more value to aid their starting-pitching needs.
Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom is weighing a trade of 28-year-old outfielder Lars Nootbaar, mirroring the Brendan Donovan deal to avoid mortgaging long-term assets.
Jon Heyman reports the Rays would treat pitcher Tarik Skubal as a rental, knowing his contract expires after half-season.

History

Cubs' Historic Slump

No Cubs team with an 8-22 or worse 30-game stretch since 1920 has ever reached the playoffs.
Since 1920 the Cubs had 23 sub-.300 30-game stretches, with the worst a .143 (4-24) run in 1981 that ended in a manager’s dismissal; four managers were fired and three resigned.
Shota Imanaga pitched five shutout innings at Coors Field, joining Cole Hamels (June 12, 2019), Mark Prior (Aug. 5, 2004) and John Lackey (May 9, 2017).

Summary

PrizePicks Pays

PrizePicks pays 1.63× for a Cubs win and 2.17× for a Rockies win on June 11.
The Cubs are 24-44-0 against the spread (35.3%) while the Rockies are 35-33-0 ATS (51.5%).
The spread is Cubs –1.5 at 1.92×.
Ryan Feltner has posted a 0.75 ERA over 12 innings since returning from the injured list, with a 6.47 K/9 rate.

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Cubs Crush Rockies

The Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 9-3 in Denver on June 12.
The Cubs' offense featured a grand slam by Seiya Suzuki, a two-run homer by Alex Bregman, and a later homer by Carson Kelly.
Colorado's offense featured two homers and a single by Brett Sullivan and a homer and single by Cole Carrigg.
The game saw Craig Counsell ejected, Edward Cabrera earn the win, and Ryan Feltner allow six runs.

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