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FinalFinal lineupsNL West / NL Central

Colorado Rockies 4, Chicago Cubs 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:05 PM ET · Wrigley FieldStats updated Jun 16, 3:01 AM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score21
Colorado Rockies
55–92 · 5th NL West · T-Score 21
4
4–5
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
82–66 · 2nd NL Central · T-Score 67
5
T-Score67
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherCubsChicago has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Imanaga leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handCubsChicago has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
Recent formEvenBoth clubs are 1–4 in their last five, with only a 0-run difference in run differential.
Team strengthCubsChicago leads 67–21 in T-Score, driven by stronger offense.
Plate disciplineCubsChicago has drawn 312 walks this season, 84 more than Colorado.

Starting pitchers

COL
Michael Lorenzen RHP
Michael Lorenzen
Colorado Rockies
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
7.02
222nd
WHIP
1.86
225th
K/9
6.37
197th
BB/9
3.69
148th
P-Score26i
FIP
5.36
HR/9
1.59
185th
OPS/R
0.817
IP
124.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA8.94
Road ERA5.72
Last 5 starts
ERA
8.10
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
79
CHC
Shota Imanaga LHP
Shota Imanaga
Chicago Cubs
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.88
95th
WHIP
1.12
42nd
K/9
8.65
82nd
BB/9
2.05
20th
P-Score58i
FIP
4.68
HR/9
1.89
209th
OPS/R
0.707
IP
162.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.15
Road ERA3.45
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.17
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
78
How the starters differ
·Imanaga allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.12 WHIP compared with 1.86.
·Imanaga strikes out 2.3 more batters per nine innings.
·Imanaga enters with a 3.88 ERA compared with Lorenzen's 7.02.
·Lorenzen allows the lower home-run rate: 1.59 vs 1.89 per nine.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricLorenzenImanagaNote
ERA−15096Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP5.364.68
WAR0.31.2Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Lorenzen arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Changeup21%84.6
Sinker20%93.4
Four-seam19%94.0
Cutter14%90.2
Curveball11%82.7
Sweeper8%82.6
Slider8%86.3
Imanaga arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam41%91.6
Splitter34%82.8
Sweeper15%80.9
Sinker6%90.1
Curveball3%74.4
Slider2%86.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Rockies vs LHP (Shota Imanaga)
17th
in MLB
0.701OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Cubs vs RHP (Michael Lorenzen)
3rd
in MLB
0.758OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page

Team comparison

OffenseCOLCOL·CHCCHC
AVG.253 5th.252 6th
OPS.736 5th.771 1st
Home runs162 19th204 1st
Runs688 6th792 1st
OBP.322 8th.340 2nd
SLG.414 4th.431 1st
PitchingCOLCOL·CHCCHC
1stMLB rank30th
ERA5.51vs4.20
COLCHC
WHIP1.52vs1.27
COLCHC
K/97.0vs7.8
COLCHC
HR Allowed200vs222
COLCHC
ResultsCOLCOL·CHCCHC
+6629th
Run differential
+3153rd
55–92 Record82–66
4–6 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Colorado Rockies (4–6)
L
L
L
W
L
W
L
L
W
W
Chicago Cubs (4–6)
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
1—5
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Rockies?+
Michael Lorenzen (7.13 ERA, 2–8) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Cubs?+
Shota Imanaga (4.26 ERA, 4–6) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
8:05 PM ET at Wrigley Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Rockies and Cubs performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Cubs 5–1 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Michael Lorenzen is at 26; Shota Imanaga is at 58. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.