Chicago Cubs at Colorado Rockies

As soon as his first hit bounced past first base and into the right-field corner at Coors Field on Tuesday night, Rockies No. 6 prospect Cole Carrigg had third base in his sights – darn any possible consequence. The batting helmet would not stay on through his long strides, and his uniform front would be covered in dirt when he arrived. The switch-hitting Carrigg completed the fifth-inning play with a stylish flip of the head to shake floppy hair out of his eyes, and a swaggy shrug. The play was a highlight on a night when Hunter Goodman knocked a two-run shot to break his own club record for homers before the All-Star break (18) and Ezequiel Tovar added a two-run homer in a 7-3 victory over the Cubs. “I wouldn’t have it any other way than to have a triple as my first one,” said Carrigg, still wearing a jersey extra-grimy after the sports drink shower during the postgame interview, plus anything that may have been added by teammates in the clubhouse. “I love pushing it and going for three. “Man, it was really awesome.” Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer was smiling about as much as Carrigg – who became the second Rockies player to triple for his first MLB hit – a year and three days after Ryan Ritter. “Just pure joy, and it couldn’t have been a better first hit for a player like that,” Schaeffer said. “Super exciting, just watching him run the bases like a young colt.”