Chicago Cubs' Rafael Ortega celebrates his two-run, walk off home run off Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Daniel Bard during the ninth inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, in Chicago. The Cubs won 6-4.(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

CHICAGO (AP) — Rafael Ortega hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs ended their longest home losing streak with a 6-4 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.

Pinch-hitter Jason Heyward started the ninth with a single, and Ortega came up an out later and hit the game’s only homer to right as the Cubs scored five runs in the final two innings to snap a 13-game losing streak at Wrigley Field, the longest in franchise history.

Reliever David Bard (7-9) allowed the game-winner after a walk-filled eighth inning helped the Cubs to get closer.

Rockies reliever Jhoulys Chacin walked the bases loaded on 12 straight pitches to start the eighth and Michael Hermosillo doubled to cap a three-run rally that tied the game at 4-all.

Sam Hilliard singled home a pair to cap a three-run first for the Rockies, who later got a sacrifice fly from Connor Joe. C.J. Cron had three hits for Colorado, which dropped its second straight after a five-game winning streak.

Manuel Rodriguez (2-2) earned the victory after pitching the ninth for Chicago.

The Cubs also loaded the bases with no outs in the sixth, but Antonio Senzatela gave up just a run after getting David Bote to ground into a double play. Hermosillo’s pop-up ended the inning.

Kyle Hendricks, seeking an MLB-best 15th win, gave up the first four Colorado runs on nine hits while striking out six with no walks.

Senzatela is still looking for his first victory since June 2 after allowing five hits and an earned run while striking out six in the first six innings.

The Cubs who are 20 games below .500, sit 22 games behind first place Milwaukee in the NL Central.

Attendance has been way down at ‘The Friendly Confindes’ a place where historically, it’s near impossible to see empty seats on the television broadcast.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Cubs: Manager David Ross said INF Nico Hoerner did not re-injure the right oblique that sent him to the injury list during Monday’s rehab game with Class-A South Bend. The club will re-evaluate Hoerner, who’s been out since July 29, later this week.

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