DENVER -- Trea Turner wore everything he could to stay warm, including a red ski mask that covered his face.
For someone who doesn't enjoy hitting in the cold, he sure was hot at the plate.
Turner hit for the third cycle in Nationals history and drove in a career-high seven runs, helping Washington to a 15-12 win over the Colorado Rockies on a frigid Tuesday night.
The shortstop had a single in the first, a two-run double in the second, a two-run homer in the sixth and a bases-loaded triple in the seventh. It was the first cycle by the Nationals since Cristian Guzman on Aug. 28, 2008.
"I'm a baby when it comes to the cold," Turner said. "I was just trying to survive the cold."
In between pitches in the field, Turner stuck his throwing hand into his back pocket. At the plate, he really sizzled. Turner wasn't thinking triple to complete the cycle, only about lifting the ball into the outfield.
He did that and more, lining a shot into the right field corner. He slid into third and began to clap.
"It's funny -- when you don't think about it, it happens," said Turner, who had the ninth cycle in Expos/Nationals history.
Turner's seven RBI are tied for second-most in a single game in Nationals history. Count Washington manager Dusty Baker as impressed.
"There aren't many guys that can say they drove in seven runs in a game," Baker said.
Not to be overlooked: Daniel Murphy also had a big night, tying a career best by driving in five runs.
Enny Romero (2-1) earned the win by pitching 1 1/3 scoreless innings a night after taking the loss.
German Marquez (0-1) was roughed up in his first start of the season, surrendering eight runs in four innings. He was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque to fill in for Jon Gray, who's sidelined by a stress fracture in his left foot.
Carlos Gonzalez and Mark Reynolds hit solo homers for Colorado. Charlie Blackmon added a two-run shot in the eighth and Gerardo Parra homered to lead off the ninth to make it 15-12. But Shawn Kelley settled down to finish off the game.
The game was delayed 66 minutes by rain and the temperature at first pitch was 43 degrees. Turner and Nolan Arenado were among several players who wore a ski mask to keep warm.
Marquez learned an important lesson: Don't walk the pitcher. With two outs in the second, he struggled to find the strike zone as Joe Ross drew a walk. The Nationals went on to score five times in the inning to take a 7-0 lead.
"He'll gather this one and realize that if he gets through that second inning, the whole world changes," manager Bud Black said. "Who knows what happens? It didn't. That's the reality of it."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: First baseman Ian Desmond (broken left hand) is getting closer to going out for a rehab assignment after another productive workout Tuesday. Black didn't divulge when Desmond might be headed out.
THIS & THAT
Ross went 4 2/3 innings and allowed five runs, breaking a string of 12 straight quality starts by Washington. ... Bryce Harper finished 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI. He's hitting .400. ... The last time Colorado lost scoring 12 or more runs was 2003, according to the team.
NEWEST STRASBURG
Righty Stephen Strasburg and his wife welcomed a baby girl. It's their second daughter.
Strasburg is on the paternity list, but is expected to return when the Nationals host the New York Mets this weekend.
BETTIS UPDATE
Black said he spoke with Chad Bettis over the weekend and the pitcher is "in good spirits." Bettis resides in the Phoenix area, where he's receiving chemotherapy after doctors discovered his testicular cancer had recently spread to his lymph nodes.
The plan is for Bettis to visit the team when they begin a three-game series in Arizona on Friday.
"He can't wait to see us. We can't wait to see him," Black said.
UP NEXT
Nationals righty Tanner Roark (2-0, 3.65 ERA) is two innings shy of 600 for his career heading into his start Wednesday. The Rockies will throw righty Tyler Chatwood (2-2, 4.10), who will be making his second-ever start against the Nationals.
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Washington Nationals
For someone who doesn't enjoy hitting in the cold, he sure was hot at the plate.
Turner hit for the third cycle in Nationals history and drove in a career-high seven runs, helping Washington to a 15-12 win over the Colorado Rockies on a frigid Tuesday night.
The shortstop had a single in the first, a two-run double in the second, a two-run homer in the sixth and a bases-loaded triple in the seventh. It was the first cycle by the Nationals since Cristian Guzman on Aug. 28, 2008.
"I'm a baby when it comes to the cold," Turner said. "I was just trying to survive the cold."
In between pitches in the field, Turner stuck his throwing hand into his back pocket. At the plate, he really sizzled. Turner wasn't thinking triple to complete the cycle, only about lifting the ball into the outfield.
He did that and more, lining a shot into the right field corner. He slid into third and began to clap.
"It's funny -- when you don't think about it, it happens," said Turner, who had the ninth cycle in Expos/Nationals history.
Turner's seven RBI are tied for second-most in a single game in Nationals history. Count Washington manager Dusty Baker as impressed.
"There aren't many guys that can say they drove in seven runs in a game," Baker said.
Not to be overlooked: Daniel Murphy also had a big night, tying a career best by driving in five runs.
Enny Romero (2-1) earned the win by pitching 1 1/3 scoreless innings a night after taking the loss.
German Marquez (0-1) was roughed up in his first start of the season, surrendering eight runs in four innings. He was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque to fill in for Jon Gray, who's sidelined by a stress fracture in his left foot.
Carlos Gonzalez and Mark Reynolds hit solo homers for Colorado. Charlie Blackmon added a two-run shot in the eighth and Gerardo Parra homered to lead off the ninth to make it 15-12. But Shawn Kelley settled down to finish off the game.
The game was delayed 66 minutes by rain and the temperature at first pitch was 43 degrees. Turner and Nolan Arenado were among several players who wore a ski mask to keep warm.
Marquez learned an important lesson: Don't walk the pitcher. With two outs in the second, he struggled to find the strike zone as Joe Ross drew a walk. The Nationals went on to score five times in the inning to take a 7-0 lead.
"He'll gather this one and realize that if he gets through that second inning, the whole world changes," manager Bud Black said. "Who knows what happens? It didn't. That's the reality of it."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: First baseman Ian Desmond (broken left hand) is getting closer to going out for a rehab assignment after another productive workout Tuesday. Black didn't divulge when Desmond might be headed out.
THIS & THAT
Ross went 4 2/3 innings and allowed five runs, breaking a string of 12 straight quality starts by Washington. ... Bryce Harper finished 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI. He's hitting .400. ... The last time Colorado lost scoring 12 or more runs was 2003, according to the team.
NEWEST STRASBURG
Righty Stephen Strasburg and his wife welcomed a baby girl. It's their second daughter.
Strasburg is on the paternity list, but is expected to return when the Nationals host the New York Mets this weekend.
BETTIS UPDATE
Black said he spoke with Chad Bettis over the weekend and the pitcher is "in good spirits." Bettis resides in the Phoenix area, where he's receiving chemotherapy after doctors discovered his testicular cancer had recently spread to his lymph nodes.
The plan is for Bettis to visit the team when they begin a three-game series in Arizona on Friday.
"He can't wait to see us. We can't wait to see him," Black said.
UP NEXT
Nationals righty Tanner Roark (2-0, 3.65 ERA) is two innings shy of 600 for his career heading into his start Wednesday. The Rockies will throw righty Tyler Chatwood (2-2, 4.10), who will be making his second-ever start against the Nationals.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Washington - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | WSH | COL |
| Eaton flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| T. Turner singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Harper doubled to right, T. Turner to third, T. Turner scored on throwing error by right fielder González. | 1 | 0 |
| Zimmerman struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Murphy reached on infield single to shortstop, Harper scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Rendon fouled out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Joe Ross pitching for Washington | WSH | COL |
| Blackmon flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| LeMahieu flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Arenado grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | WSH | COL |
| Werth grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Wieters grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Ross walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Eaton singled to center, Ross to second. | 2 | 0 |
| T. Turner doubled to deep left, Ross and Eaton scored. | 4 | 0 |
| Harper walked. | 4 | 0 |
| T. Turner to third, Harper to second on passed ball by Wolters. | 4 | 0 |
| Zimmerman walked. | 4 | 0 |
| Murphy tripled to deep left center, T. Turner, Harper and Zimmerman scored. | 7 | 0 |
| Rendon flied out to right. | 7 | 0 |
| 5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Joe Ross pitching for Washington | WSH | COL |
| González homered to right center (411 feet). | 7 | 1 |
| Reynolds struck out looking. | 7 | 1 |
| Parra flied out to left. | 7 | 1 |
| Story struck out looking. | 7 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | WSH | COL |
| Werth grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 1 |
| Wieters singled to left. | 7 | 1 |
| Ross grounded into fielder's choice to catcher, Wieters out at second. | 7 | 1 |
| Eaton grounded out to second. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Joe Ross pitching for Washington | WSH | COL |
| Wolters walked. | 7 | 1 |
| Márquez sacrificed to pitcher, Wolters to second. | 7 | 1 |
| Blackmon singled to right, Wolters scored. | 7 | 2 |
| LeMahieu singled to center, Blackmon to second. | 7 | 2 |
| Arenado flied out to left. | 7 | 2 |
| González grounded out to first. | 7 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | WSH | COL |
| T. Turner lined out to center. | 7 | 2 |
| Harper struck out swinging. | 7 | 2 |
| Zimmerman doubled to deep right center. | 7 | 2 |
| Murphy singled to center, Zimmerman scored. | 8 | 2 |
| Rendon grounded out to third. | 8 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Joe Ross pitching for Washington | WSH | COL |
| Reynolds homered to center (441 feet). | 8 | 3 |
| Parra lined out to left. | 8 | 3 |
| Story fouled out to first. | 8 | 3 |
| Wolters flied out to center. | 8 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | WSH | COL |
| Lyles relieved Márquez. | 8 | 3 |
| Werth grounded out to third. | 8 | 3 |
| Wieters flied out to left. | 8 | 3 |
| Ross grounded out to second. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Joe Ross pitching for Washington | WSH | COL |
| Lyles grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 3 |
| Blackmon singled to center. | 8 | 3 |
| LeMahieu doubled to deep right, Blackmon scored. | 8 | 4 |
| Arenado doubled to deep right center, LeMahieu scored. | 8 | 5 |
| González flied out to left. | 8 | 5 |
| Reynolds walked. | 8 | 5 |
| Romero relieved Ross. | 8 | 5 |
| Parra grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Lyles pitching for Colorado | WSH | COL |
| Eaton singled to center. | 8 | 5 |
| T. Turner homered to right (370 feet), Eaton scored. | 10 | 5 |
| Harper singled to left. | 10 | 5 |
| Zimmerman struck out swinging. | 10 | 5 |
| Murphy grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Harper out at second. | 10 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Enny Romero pitching for Washington | WSH | COL |
| Story flied out to right. | 10 | 5 |
| Wolters singled to left. | 10 | 5 |
| Adames hit for Lyles. | 10 | 5 |
| Adames grounded into fielder's choice to second, Wolters out at second. | 10 | 5 |
| Blackmon grounded out to first. | 10 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Scott Oberg pitching for Colorado | WSH | COL |
| Oberg relieved Lyles. | 10 | 5 |
| Rendon singled to right. | 10 | 5 |
| Werth struck out swinging. | 10 | 5 |
| Wieters walked, Rendon to second. | 10 | 5 |
| Lind hit for Romero. | 10 | 5 |
| Lind walked, Rendon to third, Wieters to second. | 10 | 5 |
| Eaton grounded into fielder's choice to catcher, Rendon scored, Wieters to third, Lind safe at second on throwing error by second baseman LeMahieu. | 11 | 5 |
| T. Turner tripled to right, Wieters, Lind and Eaton scored. | 14 | 5 |
| Harper grounded out to second, T. Turner scored. | 15 | 5 |
| Zimmerman grounded out to third. | 15 | 5 |
| 5 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Koda Glover pitching for Washington | WSH | COL |
| Heisey in left field. | 15 | 5 |
| Glover relieved Romero. | 15 | 5 |
| LeMahieu singled to center. | 15 | 5 |
| Valaika hit for Arenado. | 15 | 5 |
| Valaika doubled to deep right, LeMahieu to third. | 15 | 5 |
| González hit sacrifice fly to left, LeMahieu scored, Valaika to third. | 15 | 6 |
| Reynolds grounded out to second, Valaika scored. | 15 | 7 |
| Parra grounded out to pitcher. | 15 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jake McGee pitching for Colorado | WSH | COL |
| Valaika at third base. | 15 | 7 |
| McGee relieved Oberg. | 15 | 7 |
| Amarista in right field. | 15 | 7 |
| Murphy struck out swinging. | 15 | 7 |
| Rendon walked. | 15 | 7 |
| Heisey flied out to center. | 15 | 7 |
| Wieters flied out to center. | 15 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joe Blanton pitching for Washington | WSH | COL |
| Blanton relieved Glover. | 15 | 7 |
| Story singled to center. | 15 | 7 |
| Wolters doubled to deep right, Story scored. | 15 | 8 |
| Amarista doubled to deep left center, Wolters scored. | 15 | 9 |
| Blackmon homered to right (367 feet), Amarista scored. | 15 | 11 |
| Albers relieved Blanton. | 15 | 11 |
| LeMahieu hit by pitch. | 15 | 11 |
| Valaika fouled out to left. | 15 | 11 |
| Garneau hit for McGee. | 15 | 11 |
| Garneau lined out to shortstop. | 15 | 11 |
| Reynolds grounded out to third. | 15 | 11 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Estevez pitching for Colorado | WSH | COL |
| Valaika in left field. | 15 | 11 |
| Garneau catching. | 15 | 11 |
| Estévez relieved McGee. | 15 | 11 |
| Parra at first base. | 15 | 11 |
| Wolters at third base. | 15 | 11 |
| Taylor hit for Albers. | 15 | 11 |
| Taylor lined out to center. | 15 | 11 |
| Eaton grounded out to first. | 15 | 11 |
| T. Turner grounded out to shortstop. | 15 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Shawn Kelley pitching for Washington | WSH | COL |
| Kelley relieved Albers. | 15 | 11 |
| Parra homered to center (435 feet). | 15 | 12 |
| Story flied out to center. | 15 | 12 |
| Wolters struck out swinging. | 15 | 12 |
| Amarista grounded out to second. | 15 | 12 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Washington Nationals
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton CF | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .286 | .385 | .429 |
| T. Turner SS | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .289 | .308 | .526 |
| Harper RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .400 | .523 | .800 |
| Zimmerman 1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .371 | .429 | .771 |
| Murphy 2B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .325 | .356 | .542 |
| Rendon 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .247 | .329 | .274 |
| Werth LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .255 | .317 | .436 |
Heisey LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .300 | .444 |
| Wieters C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .254 | .353 | .390 |
| Ross P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .000 | .125 | .000 |
Romero P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Lind PH
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .300 | .391 | .550 |
Glover P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Blanton P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
Albers P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Taylor PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .056 | .100 | .056 |
Kelley P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 41 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 178 | |||
| a-walked for E Romero in the 7th b-lined out to center for M Albers in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Harper (7, Márquez); T. Turner (4, Márquez); Zimmerman (7, Márquez) 3B: Murphy (1, Márquez); T. Turner (1, Oberg) HR: T. Turner (1, 6th inning off Lyles 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Murphy 5 (19), T. Turner 7 (9), Eaton (9), Harper (21) 2-out RBI: Murphy 5, T. Turner 2 GIDP: Murphy Nationals RISP: 5-9 (T. Turner 2-2, Rendon 0-1, Eaton 0-1, Zimmerman 0-1, Harper 0-1, Murphy 3-3) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The start of the game was delayed 1:06 by rain. |
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 21,340 (42.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:26 |
| Weather | 43 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ben May, First Base - Marty Foster, Second Base - Mike Winters, Third Base - Mark Wegner |
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