 allowed three hits in seven innings and struck out 11 to set a Rockies record with 221 for the season, seven more than Ubaldo Jimenez's total in 2010.By striking out his first eight batters, he tied a post-1900 mark set by Houston's Jim Deshaies on Sept. 23, 1986, and equaled by the New York Mets' Jacob deGrom on Sept. 15, 2014. The overall record of nine was set by New York's Mickey Welch in an NL game on Aug. 28, 1884.Phillies pitcher Nick Pivetta finally broke the string with a grounder that Marquez fielded only to throw wildly to first for an error. Roman Quinn got Philadelphia's first hit in the fourth.Trevor Story finished a double shy of the cycle. Charlie Blackmon went 0 for 4, ending his 17-game hitting streak.Colorado open the game with a seven-run fifth that included Dahl's three-run homer, a two-run shot from Story and another two-run homer by Ian Desmond. All seven runs were scored with two outs.Pivetta (7-14) allowed six runs in 4 2/3 innings and has not won since Aug. 7 at Arizona. Philadelphia (78-80) has lost a season-high seven straight and is 15-32 since moving a season-high 15 games over .500 on Aug. 5.CARGO'S BIG NIGHTColorado's Carlos Gonzalez had two hits and drove in two runs. He's hitting .363 in his career against the Phillies.Gonzalez also chipped in with a play in the field. With two outs in the fourth and Quinn on first, Dylan Cozens delivered a single to right that Gonzalez quickly relayed to Story, who twirled and threw out Quinn at the plate.TRAINER'S ROOMPhillies: INF J. P. Crawford is dealing with a right shoulder impingement. ... C Wilson Ramos was out of the lineup with a sore wrist. ... RHP Zach Eflin has a strained left oblique.Rockies: LHP Tyler Anderson (sore shoulder) played an ''aggressive game of catch today,'' MGR Bud Black said. ''We are encouraged about where Tyler is.'' Anderson's start Monday was scratched. ... Story said his sore elbow feels fine. ''Nobody's 100 percent,'' he said.UP NEXTColorado's RHP Antonio Senzatela (6-6, 4.52 ERA) starts Thursday against RHP Jake Arrieta (10-10, 3.94), who is 2-2 in his career against the Rockies.---More MLB: https://apnews.com/tag/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports)
Rockies control own destiny, seek another rout of Phillies 23m ago 3 min read DENVER -- The Colorado Rockies have gained control of their October destiny and will start German Marquez on Wednesday, hoping the young right-hander can continue his recent dominance against the free-falling Philadelphia Phillies.The Rockies, who blasted the Phillies 10-1 on Monday, won their fifth straight game Tuesday, pounding them 10-3. That victory coupled with St. Louis' loss enabled the Rockies to move one-half game ahead of the Cardinals in the race for the second National League wild-card spot. The Rockies also gained ground on the Los Angeles Dodgers and are a half-game behind them in the NL West.The loss was a season-high sixth in a row for the Phillies (78-79), who have dropped 17 of 23 games this month and have dipped below .500 for the first time since April 9, when they were 4-5. The Phillies were 63-48 on Aug. 5, which was the second-best record in the NL but have since gone 15-31."We have not played good baseball for quite some time," Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said after Tuesday's loss. "We have to find a way to perform better. We have to find a way to work harder, prepare better and come out and fight." The 23-year-old Marquez (13-10, 3.91 ERA), who will start against Nick Pivetta (7-13, 4.58), has 210 strikeouts and is closing in on a single-season franchise record. Pedro Astacio also had 210 strikeouts in 1999 for the Rockies, and Ubaldo Jimenez set the franchise record with 214 strikeouts in 2010.Marquez, who is 3-1, 2.23 in his past six starts at home, last started Friday and won at Arizona, giving up two runs and six hitsin seven innings with no walks and 11 strikeouts.He has 11 or more strikeouts in four of his past five starts and has allowed three or fewer runs in 11 consecutive turns. In those 11 outings, Marquez is 5-2, 2.36 with 14 walks and 98 strikeouts in 76 1/3 innings, limiting opposing hitters to a .207 average and .575 OPS in that stretch.An improved slider, which Marquez has used more frequently this season, has been integral to his success. According to FanGraphs, Marquez's slider usage has increased from 4.1 percent last year to 16 percent this season. Meanwhile, his fastball usage has decreased from 65.5 percent to 55.3 percent and his curveball usage has dipped to 22.2 percent from 25 percent. He has thrown his changeup 6.5 percent of the time, up from 5.4 percent last year."I think he has confidence in throwing his slider for a strike," said catcher Tony Wolters, who has been behind the plate regularly when Marquez starts. "He throws his slider probably more for a strike than his curveball." Wolters said the slider is a pitch Marquez will use to begin an at-bat, along with his very effective curveball and that the two breaking pitches complement each other and give him a first-pitch alternative to a fastball.But Marquez has been able to finish off hitters this year with the slider, because it's a sharp-breaking swing-and-miss pitch and so much better than a year ago."It has a lot of depth, and it goes down," Wolters said. "Last year, it was kind of sweepy. He had trouble with it going down and had trouble throwing strikes with it." Marquez is 1-1, 5.25 in two starts against the Phillies, both in Philadelphia.Pivetta had a no-decision Friday at Atlanta, where he gave up four hits and one run in five innings in Philadelphia's 6-5 loss. He has not pitched more than five innings in five consecutive starts, going 0-3, 3.47 in that stretch covering 23 1/3 innings.Pivetta is 0-2, 16.43 in two starts against the Rockies, including a 7-2 loss June 13 at Philadelphia, where he gave up six runs and eight hits in five innings.
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