DENVER — Coors Field is capable of helping any ailing offense and, conversely, being a nightmarish environment for pitchers.

For a Chicago Cubs lineup that has struggled lately to consistently score runs, let alone put up a crooked number, Friday’s opener against the Colorado Rockies provided the ideal bounce-back environment coming off the sweep in San Francisco .

Dansby Swanson’s career night helped the Cubs take control in the 11-7 win in which rookie Cade Horton deftly handed his first experience pitching at Coors Field. Horton held Colorado to two runs in five innings.

Swanson and Ian Happ combined for five extra-base hits and eight RBIs. Swanson’s two home runs, triple and six RBIs put him in rare company in the franchise’s history. Only two other Cubs hitters in the modern era

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