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Rockies to play Brewers in Division Series after NL Wild Card Thriller

Colorado survives 5-hour battle to advance to the NLDS. Chicago's season is over.
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Kyle Freeland #21 of the Colorado Rockies pitches in the first inning against the Chicago Cubs during the National League Wild Card Game at Wrigley Field on October 2, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images).

CHICAGO — Add Kyle Freeland to the list of hometown heroes.

In the biggest game of his young career, the Denver native put on a show-stopping performance at Wrigley Field that punched the Colorado Rockies' ticket to the NLDS in an extra-innings, 2-1 win over the Cubs in the NL Wild Card game on Tuesday night.

Freeland, a Thomas Jefferson High School graduate, became the first Rockies pitcher with a scoreless postseason start. He stunned Chicago, allowing just four hits and one walk while striking out six batters through 6 2/3 innings pitched.

Colorado scored first in the opening frame when a sacrifice fly from Nolan Arenado scored Charlie Blackmon to give the Rockies a 1-0 lead. Chicago finally responded in the bottom of the eighth inning when a double from Javier Baez scored Terrance Gore to tie the score, 1-1.

The game-winning hit was delivered by Tony Wolters, who had an RBI single in the 13th inning that scored Trevor Story. The Cubs were unable to respond in the bottom of the 13th.

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The Rockies move on to face the Brewers in the best-of-five NLDS series, which begins at 3:07 p.m. Thursday in Milwaukee.

Chicago's season is over.

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