DENVER -- Mike Montgomery was on a strict pitch count but did all he could to
stretch it in his starting debut for the Chicago Cubs.
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From China .Montgomery pitched four hitless inning before the low
pitch count and a mistake ended his day two outs too soon, as the Cubs cruised
to a 9-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night.Kris Bryant launched a
long homer and drove in four runs, and Ben Zobrist had three hits and also went
deep for Chicago.Montgomery was solid in his first start since coming over in a
trade with Seattle on July 20 but didnt stick around long enough to earn the
decision. Manager Joe Maddon was cautious with the young left-hander and took
him out after giving up a one-out homer in the fourth, the first and only hit he
allowed.Montgomery threw just 60 pitches but had not started since July 17 with
the Mariners. His first seven appearances with Chicago were out of the bullpen,
so Maddon kept him on a strict pitch count.Its almost like spring training for
him right now. Just stretching him out, Maddon said. I thought he was
outstanding. Would I have loved to have left him out there? Absolutely.He walked
two batters through four innings and got Ryan Raburn to start the fifth, but
Nick Hundley got Colorados first hit off the lefty with a solo blast to left
that made it 7-1.Maddon took him out after the homer and Trevor Cahill (3-3)
pitched the final 4 2/3 innings for the win.As a competitor I wanted to stay in,
Montgomery said. I was a little pissed but I understand the situation and the
pitch count. Thats just how it goes. I felt good but I respect the
decision.Miguel Montero had three hits and drove in three for the Cubs, who
spoiled the major league debut of Rockies starter Jeff Hoffman.I felt very
comfortable here, Hoffman said. I dont know why that was. I was really expecting
to be nervous, to be jittery, all that stuff. For my first big league game, this
was exactly what I was expecting.Hoffman (0-1), a former first-round pick who
was acquired a year ago as part of the deal that sent Troy Tulowitzki to
Toronto, started off well but ran into trouble the second time through against
the NL Central leaders.Bryant made it 7-0 in the fifth with his 31st homer, a
three-run drive that went an estimated 469 feet to dead center.It was scoreless
until the fourth, when Dexter Fowler led with a single, went to third on an
errant pickoff attempt by Hoffman and came home on Bryants single.Anthony Rizzo
followed with a single, Zobrists double made it 2-0 and Montero beat the shift
with a two-run single to right.The three-run homer hurt, Rockies manager Walt
Weiss said. The big one was that two-run single by Montero. We get an out there,
were in good shape.Hoffman allowed seven runs -- six earned -- on seven hits in
four-plus innings.The Cubs added a run in the eighth and another on Zobrists
14th homer in the ninth.TRAINERS ROOMRockies: CF Charlie Blackmon was not in the
starting lineup for the second straight game because of a bruised right toe.
Manager Walt Weiss said Blackmon originally hurt it colliding with Washington
pitcher Gio Gonzalez on Tuesday. Weiss said he doesnt think its a long-term
issue but as of now running in the outfield is tough for Blackmon.ROSTER MOVEThe
Rockies optioned RHP Christian Bergman to Albuquerque in order to recall Hoffman
from Triple-A. To make room for Hoffman on the 40-man roster, Colorado placed
LHP Jason Gurka on waivers for the purpose of granting him his unconditional
release. Gurka pitched nine games for Colorado last year.UP NEXTThe Cubs will
send RHP Jason Hammel (13-5, 2.75) against his former team to face Rockies LHP
Jorge De La Rosa (7-7, 5.29) in the series finale Sunday.
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the Canucks lost 7-4 to the New York Islanders on Monday night by squandering a
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make a full recovery after being taken to hospital with a gunshot wound to his
leg on Sunday. Talib was treated at a Dallas area hospital after being shot in
the early hours of Monday morning and is almost certain to miss the Super Bowl
champions trip to Washington DC to meet US President Barack Obama at the White
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for observation as he recovers from a gunshot wound suffered to his lower right
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