CHICAGO -- Kris Bryant belted a two-run walk-off homer with two outs in the ninth Monday night to power the Cubs to a 9-8 victory over the Rockies, who had scored four runs in their half of the inning.Carlos Gonzalez hit a pair of two-run homers for the Rockies, including his 20th of the season with one out in the ninth, which gave Colorado an 8-7 lead. Gonzalez, named National League Co-Player of the Week after batting .476 last week, connected on his sixth and seventh homers in the last five games. 
He hit a two-run homer with two outs in the third off Chicago starter Kyle Hendricks, and then another in the ninth off Rafael Soriano. The Rockies totaled four runs in the ninth, including one on pinch-hitter Daniel Descalso's home run off Jason Motte.
He hit a two-run homer with two outs in the third off Chicago starter Kyle Hendricks, and then another in the ninth off Rafael Soriano. The Rockies totaled four runs in the ninth, including one on pinch-hitter Daniel Descalso's home run off Jason Motte.But with one out in the Cubs ninth, Dexter Fowler singled, and one out later, Bryant launched a pitch to left-center off John Axford for the game-winner. Bryant also hit a RBI single in the game, and now has 59 RBIs, which leads all rookies.MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Rally time: The Cubs have been scuffling offensively and did not have a runner in scoring position on Sunday. They made up for that in the fourth inning Monday, overcoming a 4-0 deficit and scoring six runs, including two on Starlin Castro's go-ahead single, to chase Rockies starter Jorge De La Rosa. Manager Joe Maddon and hitting coach John Mallee had worked with Castro before the game. The shortstop began the day batting .139 in July. The Cubs were 5-for-7 with RISP in the inning.CarGo can't be confined: After sizzling during the Rockies' just-completed homestand, Gonzalez came to the right place to keep producing. His two-run homer in the third off Hendricks, the opposite way to left-center, gave him six in his first 55 at-bats at Wrigley. Then, after Descalso's leadoff homer in the top of the ninth, Gonzalez put a crowning touch on the night by pulling Soriano's 1-2 pitch over the ivy in right.Start me up: Hendricks got off to a rough start, needing 31 pitches to get through the Rockies' first. The Cubs starter had a fairly quick second and fifth innings, but was lifted after throwing 104 pitches over five-plus innings. It was a better outing than his previous start against the Reds when he gave up four runs before retiring a batter.Axford misery: Axford entered Monday not having yielded a run on the road all season. But now the question is whether Axford is slumping everywhere. Bryant's homer extended his slump to six runs and two blown saves in his last four games, covering 3 1/3 innings.REPLAY REVIEW
In the top of the fourth inning, the Rockies' Charlie Blackmon and DJ LeMahieu were at second and first, respectively, and attempted a double steal. Rookie catcher Kyle Schwarber threw to Bryant at third, and Blackmon was originally called safe, but the Cubs challenged the call, and after review, it was overturned.Carrie Muskat/ MLB.com
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