DENVER -- German Marquez's fastball was dancing. His curve, almost untouchable. And after a diving catch by Carlos Gonzalez in the sixth, well, Marquez's mind couldn't help but wonder.
"I thought about it," Marquez said of a no-hitter.
That's how electric his command was.
Marquez allowed three hits over eight innings and got his first major league hit with a two-run single in the seventh to lead the Colorado Rockies over the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Wednesday.
"For a young man against the world champions to do this, I mean, pretty special game," said Rockies manager Bud Black, whose team is off to its best 35-game start at 22-13.
Marquez had a no-hit bid going until Kris Bryant's double leading off the seventh. He walked Kyle Schwarber in the first and retired 16 straight before Bryant's hit to left.
The 22-year-old Marquez (1-2) struck out eight by mixing in a mid-90s fastball with an assortment of breaking pitches. The Cubs acknowledged they didn't know much about him before.
"You have to give the kid credit -- he was on today and we had nothing to show for it," Bryant said.
With two on and two outs in the seventh, Marquez broke open the game with his liner to left on an 0-2 pitch left up. The Rockies bench gave him an ovation.
"I didn't look at that pitch, just swung," explained Marquez, who had the ball sitting on his shelf at his locker.
Greg Holland threw a perfect ninth for his 14th save in as many chances to help the Rockies take two of three from Chicago.
"That's how you draw it up: Get (Marquez) through eight, throw it to your closer, game over," catcher Ryan Hanigan said. "That was a great win for our pitching staff."
Kyle Hendricks (2-2) gave up three runs -- two earned -- in 6 1/3 innings.
"Just one of those days for us," Hendricks said.
Ian Desmond hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the fourth that was set up by an error. After Nolan Arenado's one-out single, Gonzalez sent a grounder to shortstop Javier Baez, who mishandled it. Mark Reynolds drew a walk, and Desmond lifted a ball to center.
"The game should have been 0-0. We made the one mistake at shortstop and the unlikely single by the pitcher on an 0-2 count," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. "Wow."
Marquez was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque on April 25 to fill in with Jon Gray sidelined by an injury. Marquez struggled in his first two starts at Coors Field this season, posting an 11.70 ERA.
He found his masterful control Wednesday after a rain delay of 50 minutes at the start. It's the sixth time a Rockies pitcher has thrown at least six innings of no-hit baseball at Coors Field and first since Jorge De La Rosa on May 16, 2014, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
Marquez found himself in a tight spot in the eighth with two on and one out. Black showed faith in him to escape and he did, too, by getting two groundouts to end the threat.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cubs: SS Addison Russell was a late scratch with soreness in his right shoulder. "He felt better through the course of the game," Maddon said after the game.
Rockies: C Tony Wolters (concussion) is taking swings in the batting cage. "I feel good," Wolters said.
PUT HIM IN, COACH
Third base on Tuesday, first base on Wednesday -- Jeimer Candelario doesn't care where he plays. He was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday as the 26th player before the second game of a doubleheader, but was kept around. Instead, pitcher Dylan Floro was sent back to Triple-A Iowa.
SCUFFLING CUBS
The loss drops the Cubs to 17-17 this season. It's been a crazy past few days for the Cubs, who've endured an 18-inning loss to the New York Yankees and then a day-night doubleheader Tuesday after a rainout the day before.
"This is kind of our worst baseball right now," Bryant said. "We're not hitting the panic button at all. We know the talent we have here."
UP NEXT
Cubs: Off Thursday before a three-game series in St. Louis. Maddon has yet to announce a start for Friday's game.
Rockies: LHP Tyler Anderson (2-3, 6.69 ERA) takes the mound Thursday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Chicago Cubs
"I thought about it," Marquez said of a no-hitter.
That's how electric his command was.
Marquez allowed three hits over eight innings and got his first major league hit with a two-run single in the seventh to lead the Colorado Rockies over the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Wednesday.
"For a young man against the world champions to do this, I mean, pretty special game," said Rockies manager Bud Black, whose team is off to its best 35-game start at 22-13.
Marquez had a no-hit bid going until Kris Bryant's double leading off the seventh. He walked Kyle Schwarber in the first and retired 16 straight before Bryant's hit to left.
The 22-year-old Marquez (1-2) struck out eight by mixing in a mid-90s fastball with an assortment of breaking pitches. The Cubs acknowledged they didn't know much about him before.
"You have to give the kid credit -- he was on today and we had nothing to show for it," Bryant said.
With two on and two outs in the seventh, Marquez broke open the game with his liner to left on an 0-2 pitch left up. The Rockies bench gave him an ovation.
"I didn't look at that pitch, just swung," explained Marquez, who had the ball sitting on his shelf at his locker.
Greg Holland threw a perfect ninth for his 14th save in as many chances to help the Rockies take two of three from Chicago.
"That's how you draw it up: Get (Marquez) through eight, throw it to your closer, game over," catcher Ryan Hanigan said. "That was a great win for our pitching staff."
Kyle Hendricks (2-2) gave up three runs -- two earned -- in 6 1/3 innings.
"Just one of those days for us," Hendricks said.
Ian Desmond hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the fourth that was set up by an error. After Nolan Arenado's one-out single, Gonzalez sent a grounder to shortstop Javier Baez, who mishandled it. Mark Reynolds drew a walk, and Desmond lifted a ball to center.
"The game should have been 0-0. We made the one mistake at shortstop and the unlikely single by the pitcher on an 0-2 count," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. "Wow."
Marquez was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque on April 25 to fill in with Jon Gray sidelined by an injury. Marquez struggled in his first two starts at Coors Field this season, posting an 11.70 ERA.
He found his masterful control Wednesday after a rain delay of 50 minutes at the start. It's the sixth time a Rockies pitcher has thrown at least six innings of no-hit baseball at Coors Field and first since Jorge De La Rosa on May 16, 2014, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
Marquez found himself in a tight spot in the eighth with two on and one out. Black showed faith in him to escape and he did, too, by getting two groundouts to end the threat.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cubs: SS Addison Russell was a late scratch with soreness in his right shoulder. "He felt better through the course of the game," Maddon said after the game.
Rockies: C Tony Wolters (concussion) is taking swings in the batting cage. "I feel good," Wolters said.
PUT HIM IN, COACH
Third base on Tuesday, first base on Wednesday -- Jeimer Candelario doesn't care where he plays. He was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday as the 26th player before the second game of a doubleheader, but was kept around. Instead, pitcher Dylan Floro was sent back to Triple-A Iowa.
SCUFFLING CUBS
The loss drops the Cubs to 17-17 this season. It's been a crazy past few days for the Cubs, who've endured an 18-inning loss to the New York Yankees and then a day-night doubleheader Tuesday after a rainout the day before.
"This is kind of our worst baseball right now," Bryant said. "We're not hitting the panic button at all. We know the talent we have here."
UP NEXT
Cubs: Off Thursday before a three-game series in St. Louis. Maddon has yet to announce a start for Friday's game.
Rockies: LHP Tyler Anderson (2-3, 6.69 ERA) takes the mound Thursday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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3:10PM,EDT,May 10,2017
Coors Field, Denver,Colorado
Coors Field, Denver,Colorado
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Chicago - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | CHC | COL |
| Jay struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Schwarber walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Candelario flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CHC | COL |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado grounded into double play, third to second to first, LeMahieu out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | CHC | COL |
| Montero struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Báez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| La Stella lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CHC | COL |
| González struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond grounded out to pitcher, Reynolds to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Valaika grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | CHC | COL |
| Almora Jr. flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Hendricks grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Jay struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CHC | COL |
| Hanigan struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Márquez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmon flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | CHC | COL |
| Bryant grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Schwarber fouled out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Candelario grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CHC | COL |
| LeMahieu grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 0 |
| González safe at first on error by shortstop Báez, Arenado to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds walked, Arenado to third, González to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond hit sacrifice fly to center, Arenado scored, González to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Valaika struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | CHC | COL |
| Montero struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Báez struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| La Stella grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CHC | COL |
| Hanigan struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Márquez grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Blackmon lined out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | CHC | COL |
| Almora Jr. flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Hendricks lined out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Jay struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CHC | COL |
| LeMahieu lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Arenado grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| González struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | CHC | COL |
| Bryant doubled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Schwarber grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| Candelario struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Montero grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CHC | COL |
| Reynolds singled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Desmond flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Valaika singled to right, Reynolds to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Edwards Jr. relieved Hendricks. | 0 | 1 |
| Hanigan grounded out to pitcher, Reynolds to third, Valaika to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Márquez singled to shallow left, Reynolds and Valaika scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | CHC | COL |
| Báez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| La Stella singled to shallow left. | 0 | 3 |
| Zobrist hit for Almora Jr.. | 0 | 3 |
| Zobrist singled to right, La Stella to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Contreras hit for Edwards Jr.. | 0 | 3 |
| Contreras grounded out to second, La Stella to third, Zobrist to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Jay grounded out to third. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Hector Rondon pitching for Chicago | CHC | COL |
| Rondón relieved Edwards Jr.. | 0 | 3 |
| Bryant in center field. | 0 | 3 |
| La Stella at third base. | 0 | 3 |
| Zobrist at second base. | 0 | 3 |
| Contreras in right field. | 0 | 3 |
| LeMahieu struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Arenado singled to left. | 0 | 3 |
| González flied out to center. | 0 | 3 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Greg Holland pitching for Colorado | CHC | COL |
| Holland relieved Márquez. | 0 | 3 |
| Bryant grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| Schwarber struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Candelario struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Chicago Cubs
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .303 | .410 | .379 |
Rondón P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bryant 3B-CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .299 | .401 | .547 |
| Schwarber LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .195 | .322 | .374 |
| Candelario 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .125 | .222 | .125 |
| Montero C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .354 | .373 | .563 |
| Báez SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .253 | .292 | .485 |
| La Stella 2B-3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .200 | .429 | .300 |
| Almora Jr. CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .284 | .346 | .419 |
a-Zobrist PH-2B
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .222 | .328 | .370 |
| Hendricks P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .154 | .154 | .154 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
b-Contreras PH-RF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .216 | .290 | .340 |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 113 | |||
| a-singled to right for A Almora Jr. in the 8th b-grounded to second for C Edwards Jr. in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Bryant (11, Márquez) Cubs RISP: 0-5 (Schwarber 0-1, Montero 0-1, Jay 0-1, Candelario 0-1, Contreras 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Báez (5, ground ball) DP: 1 (Bryant-La Stella-Candelario). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The game is underway after a 50 minute delay. |
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 35,213 (69.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:14 |
| Weather | 53 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Eric Cooper, First Base - Adrian Johnson, Second Base - Mike DiMuro, Third Base - Gabe Morales |
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