WASHINGTON -- German Marquez is rolling along quite nicely for the Colorado Rockies. Just ask Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals.
Marquez carried a perfect game into the sixth inning, Trevor Story homered and Colorado beat Washington 4-2 on Saturday night in a matchup of playoff contenders.
Marquez (9-4) set down his first 16 batters before allowing three hits in a span of four hitters in the sixth inning. The right-hander struck out a career-high 10 while allowing two runs and three hits over seven innings in his 20th career start.
"That's a really special performance when you take a perfecto into the sixth inning," Colorado manager Bud Black said.
Pat Neshek, who was acquired in a trade with Philadelphia on Wednesday, pitched a perfect eighth in his Rockies debut. Greg Holland, who was activated from the paternity list Saturday, completed a 1-2-3 ninth for his 32nd save in 33 tries.
Marquez won his fourth consecutive start. He also joined teammates Kyle Freeland and Antonio Senzatela as the only rookies in the majors with at least nine victories this season.
"He had great stuff going tonight," Nationals catcher Matt Wieters said. "He had a curveball that was really sharp. It was tough. He was able to throw it for strikes early and then throw a hard one below. He got rolling there the first time through the lineup."
Harper went 0 for 4 to end his 19-game hitting streak. Tanner Roark (8-7) labored through five innings, allowing four runs and five hits with four walks.
"He was wild wide off the plate," Washington manager Dusty Baker said. "Every time he tried to go away, it'd be off the plate."
Story hit a two-run drive to right-center in the second for his 15th homer this season. Gerardo Parra and Mark Reynolds added consecutive RBI doubles in the fifth.
Marquez struck out Adam Lind to open the sixth. Wieters then poked a single to left to break up Marquez's bid for a perfect game and pinch hitter Howie Kendrick, making his Washington debut a day after he was acquired in a trade with Philadelphia, doubled.
Wilmer Difo got Washington on the board with a two-run single, but Harper struck out to end the threat.
Harper, Ryan Zimmerman, Daniel Murphy, Anthony Rendon and Lind, the Nationals' Nos. 3-7 hitters, each entered the night hitting at least .317. They combined to go 0 for 16.
"To hold this lineup that they have to what he did tonight, he obviously had electric stuff throwing 98, 99," Reynolds said. "He was dotting his slider and curveball and threw his changeup when he had to. He was impressive."
STORY TIME
Story hit his third homer in five games. It's the first time he has had such a stretch since smacking three in four games April 18-22.
"That was a really solid at-bat and he got a ball out over the plate and hit the opposite-field homer," Black said. "Trev's had better at-bats the last month."
MAKING MOVES
Colorado recalled outfielder Raimel Tapia from Triple-A Albuquerque, optioned right-hander Carlos Estevez to Albuquerque and designated right-hander Jordan Lyles for assignment. Estevez is 4-0 with an 8.10 ERA in 18 games with Colorado this season, while Lyles was 0-2 with a 6.94 ERA in 33 appearances.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Nationals: INF Stephen Drew was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a left abdominal strain. ... General manager Mike Rizzo said RHP Stephen Strasburg came through his Saturday bullpen session well. Strasburg (right elbow nerve impingement) is eligible to be activated from the disabled list on Thursday.
UP NEXT
Rockies: Freeland (10-7, 3.64 ERA) and RHP Jon Gray (3-1, 5.84 ERA) start Sunday in a split doubleheader prompted by Friday's rainout.
Nationals: RHP Erick Fedde makes his major league debut in Sunday's first game. RHP Edwin Jackson (1-1, 3.75 ERA) gets the nod in the nightcap.
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Marquez carried a perfect game into the sixth inning, Trevor Story homered and Colorado beat Washington 4-2 on Saturday night in a matchup of playoff contenders.
Marquez (9-4) set down his first 16 batters before allowing three hits in a span of four hitters in the sixth inning. The right-hander struck out a career-high 10 while allowing two runs and three hits over seven innings in his 20th career start.
"That's a really special performance when you take a perfecto into the sixth inning," Colorado manager Bud Black said.
Pat Neshek, who was acquired in a trade with Philadelphia on Wednesday, pitched a perfect eighth in his Rockies debut. Greg Holland, who was activated from the paternity list Saturday, completed a 1-2-3 ninth for his 32nd save in 33 tries.
Marquez won his fourth consecutive start. He also joined teammates Kyle Freeland and Antonio Senzatela as the only rookies in the majors with at least nine victories this season.
"He had great stuff going tonight," Nationals catcher Matt Wieters said. "He had a curveball that was really sharp. It was tough. He was able to throw it for strikes early and then throw a hard one below. He got rolling there the first time through the lineup."
Harper went 0 for 4 to end his 19-game hitting streak. Tanner Roark (8-7) labored through five innings, allowing four runs and five hits with four walks.
"He was wild wide off the plate," Washington manager Dusty Baker said. "Every time he tried to go away, it'd be off the plate."
Story hit a two-run drive to right-center in the second for his 15th homer this season. Gerardo Parra and Mark Reynolds added consecutive RBI doubles in the fifth.
Marquez struck out Adam Lind to open the sixth. Wieters then poked a single to left to break up Marquez's bid for a perfect game and pinch hitter Howie Kendrick, making his Washington debut a day after he was acquired in a trade with Philadelphia, doubled.
Wilmer Difo got Washington on the board with a two-run single, but Harper struck out to end the threat.
Harper, Ryan Zimmerman, Daniel Murphy, Anthony Rendon and Lind, the Nationals' Nos. 3-7 hitters, each entered the night hitting at least .317. They combined to go 0 for 16.
"To hold this lineup that they have to what he did tonight, he obviously had electric stuff throwing 98, 99," Reynolds said. "He was dotting his slider and curveball and threw his changeup when he had to. He was impressive."
STORY TIME
Story hit his third homer in five games. It's the first time he has had such a stretch since smacking three in four games April 18-22.
"That was a really solid at-bat and he got a ball out over the plate and hit the opposite-field homer," Black said. "Trev's had better at-bats the last month."
MAKING MOVES
Colorado recalled outfielder Raimel Tapia from Triple-A Albuquerque, optioned right-hander Carlos Estevez to Albuquerque and designated right-hander Jordan Lyles for assignment. Estevez is 4-0 with an 8.10 ERA in 18 games with Colorado this season, while Lyles was 0-2 with a 6.94 ERA in 33 appearances.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Nationals: INF Stephen Drew was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a left abdominal strain. ... General manager Mike Rizzo said RHP Stephen Strasburg came through his Saturday bullpen session well. Strasburg (right elbow nerve impingement) is eligible to be activated from the disabled list on Thursday.
UP NEXT
Rockies: Freeland (10-7, 3.64 ERA) and RHP Jon Gray (3-1, 5.84 ERA) start Sunday in a split doubleheader prompted by Friday's rainout.
Nationals: RHP Erick Fedde makes his major league debut in Sunday's first game. RHP Edwin Jackson (1-1, 3.75 ERA) gets the nod in the nightcap.
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7:05PM,EDT,July 29,2017
Nationals Park, Washington,D.C.
Nationals Park, Washington,D.C.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Colorado - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Tanner Roark pitching for Washington | COL | WSH |
| Blackmon lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu singled to shallow center. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Parra walked, LeMahieu to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | COL | WSH |
| Goodwin struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Difo struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Harper grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tanner Roark pitching for Washington | COL | WSH |
| González walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Story homered to right center (403 feet), González scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Wolters struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Márquez struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Blackmon struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | COL | WSH |
| Zimmerman struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Murphy grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Rendon flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tanner Roark pitching for Washington | COL | WSH |
| LeMahieu grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Arenado grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Parra grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | COL | WSH |
| Lind lined out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Wieters struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Roark grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tanner Roark pitching for Washington | COL | WSH |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| González singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Story struck out swinging, González stole second. | 2 | 0 |
| Wolters intentionally walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Márquez struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | COL | WSH |
| Goodwin lined out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Difo struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Harper struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tanner Roark pitching for Washington | COL | WSH |
| Blackmon popped out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| LeMahieu walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Arenado lined out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Parra doubled to deep left, LeMahieu scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Reynolds doubled to deep right, Parra scored. | 4 | 0 |
| Reynolds stole third. | 4 | 0 |
| González struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | COL | WSH |
| Zimmerman grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| Murphy struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Rendon fouled out to right. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Sammy Solis pitching for Washington | COL | WSH |
| Solís relieved Roark. | 4 | 0 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Wolters grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 0 |
| Márquez grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | COL | WSH |
| Lind struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Wieters singled to left. | 4 | 0 |
| Kendrick hit for Solís. | 4 | 0 |
| Kendrick doubled to deep left center, Wieters to third. | 4 | 0 |
| Goodwin struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Difo singled to left, Wieters and Kendrick scored. | 4 | 2 |
| Harper struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Matt Albers pitching for Washington | COL | WSH |
| Albers relieved Solís. | 4 | 2 |
| Blackmon grounded out to first. | 4 | 2 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| Arenado popped out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | COL | WSH |
| Zimmerman grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| Murphy fouled out to catcher. | 4 | 2 |
| Rendon flied out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Albers pitching for Washington | COL | WSH |
| Parra reached on infield single to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Reynolds popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| González grounded into double play, third to shortstop to first, Parra out at second. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Pat Neshek pitching for Colorado | COL | WSH |
| Neshek relieved Márquez. | 4 | 2 |
| Lind grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| Wieters grounded out to third. | 4 | 2 |
| Severino hit for Albers. | 4 | 2 |
| Severino struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Oliver Perez pitching for Washington | COL | WSH |
| Pérez relieved Albers. | 4 | 2 |
| Story struck out looking. | 4 | 2 |
| Wolters struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Valaika hit for Neshek. | 4 | 2 |
| Valaika struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Greg Holland pitching for Colorado | COL | WSH |
| Holland relieved Neshek. | 4 | 2 |
| Goodwin struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Difo grounded out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Harper flied out to left. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Blackmon CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .323 | .375 | .603 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .312 | .374 | .392 |
| Arenado 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .310 | .357 | .586 |
| Parra LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .363 | .385 | .547 |
| Reynolds 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .283 | .371 | .518 |
| González RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .228 | .303 | .341 |
| Story SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 28 | .234 | .310 | .436 |
| Wolters C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | .251 | .349 | .302 |
| Márquez P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .194 | .194 | .226 |
Neshek P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Valaika PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .258 | .286 | .558 |
Holland P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 160 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for P Neshek in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Parra (13, Roark); Reynolds (15, Roark) HR: Story (15, 2nd inning off Roark 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Story 2 (49), Parra (44), Reynolds (71) 2-out RBI: Parra, Reynolds GIDP: González Rockies RISP: 1-4 (Reynolds 1-2, Márquez 0-1, González 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: González (2, 2nd base off Roark/Wieters); Reynolds (2, 3rd base off Roark/Wieters) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. |
| Attendance | 33,989 (81.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:49 |
| Weather | 74 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Marty Foster, First Base - Mike Winters, Second Base - Ryan Blakney, Third Base - Mark Wegner |
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