DENVER -- For a Cubs offense that has been trying to regain the type of consistent power and production displayed early this season, maybe the current trip to Coors Field arrived at the right time. It is an environment ripe for taking big swings and boosting the collective morale of a slumping lineup.

The North Siders will certainly hope that is the result of their victory over the Rockies on Friday night.

In an 11-7 victory , the Cubs turned the page on their recent sweep at the hands of the Giants with an outpouring of offense. Dansby Swanson and Michael Busch provided some prodigious home runs to back another strong start from Chicago rookie Cade Horton.

Swanson launched a pair of homers -- a two-run drive off Germán Márquez in the second inning and a solo shot off Antonio Senzat

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