DENVER -- German Marquez got hit hard at times on Friday night.
Nothing like the shelling Milwaukee starter Matt Garza took, though.
Charlie Blackmon hit his sixth leadoff home run of the season, Marquez won for the first time in three weeks and the Colorado Rockies beat the Brewers 8-4 on Friday night.
Gerardo Parra and Carlos Gonzalez also homered and each drove in two runs, and Nolan Arenado had a two-run triple for the Rockies, who are one game up on the Arizona Diamondbacks for the top NL wild card.
"We have a right-hander that we have success (against) in the past," Gonzalez said of the 33-year-old Garza. "So we want to jump ahead and try to score some runs and give him a rough night.
"That's exactly what we thought about before the game and then we did it in the game."
Marquez (10-5) allowed four runs -- including three solo shots -- in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out six and walked one while getting his first win since July 29.
Trailing 2-1, the Rockies took the lead with a three-run third. Marquez legged out a double with one out and Blackmon singled to put runners at the corners. Arenado got his two-run triple off the right-field wall with two outs, and Parra followed with a run-scoring single that zipped off the outstretched glove of Milwaukee shortstop Orlando Arcia to put Colorado ahead 4-2.
Parra added a solo homer and Gonzalez's two-run shot a batter later chased Garza (6-7) in the fifth.
"What was important today is our starting pitcher did a nice job," Colorado manager Bud Black said. "Kept us right there, and when we took the lead, he kept us there."
Domingo Santana homered for Milwaukee, and Keon Broxton and Arcia hit consecutive solo shots, the sixth time the Brewers have had back-to-back homers this year.
Eric Thames added a double and triple for the Brewers, who began a nine-game road trip. The loss ended a four-game winning streak.
"It's not something that we want to come in and do," Broxton said. "I think tomorrow we're going to come back with a little chip on our shoulder and get things done the right way."
Garza allowed eight runs in 4 1/3 innings. He is now 2-6 with a 6.90 ERA in his career against the Rockies and 0-4 with a 10.02 mark at Coors Field.
Blackmon drove a slider over the left field wall on Garza's fourth pitch of the game.
"I didn't do a great job of keeping it down," Garza said. "It's just missed spots and they took advantage of it."
BATS COMING ALIVE?
The Rockies scored more than four runs for just the third time in their last 13 games.
BULLPEN DOES THE JOB
Four pitchers combined to throw 3 1/3 scoreless innings in relief for Colorado.
"The whole year they've been really consistent," Gonzalez said. "They're the big reason why we're here today and in the lead in the wild card race. We're going to need those guys if we want to get to the postseason. Pitching is important but the bullpen is even bigger."
HOFFMAN GETS A BREATHER
The Rockies optioned RHP Jeff Hoffman to Triple-A Albuquerque after he surrendered four home runs in 4 1/3 innings against Atlanta on Thursday. Colorado manager Bud Black said Hoffman won't pitch for at least five to six days to give his arm a break. The 24-year-old went 0-4 with a 7.36 ERA in last six outings.
INF Ryan McMahon was also optioned to the minors. To fill the roster spots, the Rockies recalled RHP Scott Oberg and OF Mike Tauchman.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Brewers: C Stephen Vogt (knee) was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list and C Andrew Susac was placed on the 10-day DL.
Rockies: Arenado was back in the lineup after a sharply hit ball hit his left hand on Thursday. The ball hit the same spot where Arenado was hit by a fastball from Miami pitcher Vance Worley four days earlier. "It doesn't feel good," Arenado said. "But I can still swing. I can still play defense."
UP NEXT
Brewers: Brandon Woodruff (1-1, 1.50 ERA) had his turn in the rotation skipped on Tuesday. Over his first two starts in the majors, the 24-year-old has given up two runs in 12 innings.
Rockies: RHP Chad Bettis (0-0, 0.00) made an emotional return to the mound Monday, tossing seven shutout innings against Atlanta. Bettis was diagnosed with testicular cancer in November and underwent chemotherapy over the season.
Nothing like the shelling Milwaukee starter Matt Garza took, though.
Charlie Blackmon hit his sixth leadoff home run of the season, Marquez won for the first time in three weeks and the Colorado Rockies beat the Brewers 8-4 on Friday night.
Gerardo Parra and Carlos Gonzalez also homered and each drove in two runs, and Nolan Arenado had a two-run triple for the Rockies, who are one game up on the Arizona Diamondbacks for the top NL wild card.
"We have a right-hander that we have success (against) in the past," Gonzalez said of the 33-year-old Garza. "So we want to jump ahead and try to score some runs and give him a rough night.
"That's exactly what we thought about before the game and then we did it in the game."
Marquez (10-5) allowed four runs -- including three solo shots -- in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out six and walked one while getting his first win since July 29.
Trailing 2-1, the Rockies took the lead with a three-run third. Marquez legged out a double with one out and Blackmon singled to put runners at the corners. Arenado got his two-run triple off the right-field wall with two outs, and Parra followed with a run-scoring single that zipped off the outstretched glove of Milwaukee shortstop Orlando Arcia to put Colorado ahead 4-2.
Parra added a solo homer and Gonzalez's two-run shot a batter later chased Garza (6-7) in the fifth.
"What was important today is our starting pitcher did a nice job," Colorado manager Bud Black said. "Kept us right there, and when we took the lead, he kept us there."
Domingo Santana homered for Milwaukee, and Keon Broxton and Arcia hit consecutive solo shots, the sixth time the Brewers have had back-to-back homers this year.
Eric Thames added a double and triple for the Brewers, who began a nine-game road trip. The loss ended a four-game winning streak.
"It's not something that we want to come in and do," Broxton said. "I think tomorrow we're going to come back with a little chip on our shoulder and get things done the right way."
Garza allowed eight runs in 4 1/3 innings. He is now 2-6 with a 6.90 ERA in his career against the Rockies and 0-4 with a 10.02 mark at Coors Field.
Blackmon drove a slider over the left field wall on Garza's fourth pitch of the game.
"I didn't do a great job of keeping it down," Garza said. "It's just missed spots and they took advantage of it."
BATS COMING ALIVE?
The Rockies scored more than four runs for just the third time in their last 13 games.
BULLPEN DOES THE JOB
Four pitchers combined to throw 3 1/3 scoreless innings in relief for Colorado.
"The whole year they've been really consistent," Gonzalez said. "They're the big reason why we're here today and in the lead in the wild card race. We're going to need those guys if we want to get to the postseason. Pitching is important but the bullpen is even bigger."
HOFFMAN GETS A BREATHER
The Rockies optioned RHP Jeff Hoffman to Triple-A Albuquerque after he surrendered four home runs in 4 1/3 innings against Atlanta on Thursday. Colorado manager Bud Black said Hoffman won't pitch for at least five to six days to give his arm a break. The 24-year-old went 0-4 with a 7.36 ERA in last six outings.
INF Ryan McMahon was also optioned to the minors. To fill the roster spots, the Rockies recalled RHP Scott Oberg and OF Mike Tauchman.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Brewers: C Stephen Vogt (knee) was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list and C Andrew Susac was placed on the 10-day DL.
Rockies: Arenado was back in the lineup after a sharply hit ball hit his left hand on Thursday. The ball hit the same spot where Arenado was hit by a fastball from Miami pitcher Vance Worley four days earlier. "It doesn't feel good," Arenado said. "But I can still swing. I can still play defense."
UP NEXT
Brewers: Brandon Woodruff (1-1, 1.50 ERA) had his turn in the rotation skipped on Tuesday. Over his first two starts in the majors, the 24-year-old has given up two runs in 12 innings.
Rockies: RHP Chad Bettis (0-0, 0.00) made an emotional return to the mound Monday, tossing seven shutout innings against Atlanta. Bettis was diagnosed with testicular cancer in November and underwent chemotherapy over the season.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Milwaukee - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | MIL | COL |
| Thames popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Walker grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Braun struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | COL |
| Blackmon homered to left (374 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| LeMahieu singled to deep right. | 0 | 1 |
| Arenado grounded into fielder's choice to third, LeMahieu out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| Parra grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Arenado out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | MIL | COL |
| Shaw grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Santana homered to right center (407 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| Piña grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Broxton singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Arcia safe at first on error by shortstop Story, Broxton to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Garza grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | COL |
| Reynolds struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| González flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Lucroy grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | MIL | COL |
| Thames tripled to deep center. | 1 | 1 |
| Walker singled to right, Thames scored. | 2 | 1 |
| Braun lined out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Shaw popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Santana struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | COL |
| Story grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Márquez doubled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Blackmon singled to center, Márquez to third. | 2 | 1 |
| LeMahieu flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Arenado tripled to deep right, Márquez and Blackmon scored. | 2 | 3 |
| Parra singled to shallow left center, Arenado scored. | 2 | 4 |
| Reynolds grounded into fielder's choice to third, Parra out at second. | 2 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | MIL | COL |
| Piña grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| Broxton struck out looking. | 2 | 4 |
| Arcia walked. | 2 | 4 |
| Garza struck out looking. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | COL |
| González singled to deep right. | 2 | 4 |
| Lucroy walked, González to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Story grounded into fielder's choice to third, González scored, Lucroy safe at third on throwing error by third baseman Shaw. | 2 | 5 |
| Márquez sacrificed to pitcher, Story to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Blackmon intentionally walked. | 2 | 5 |
| LeMahieu grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Blackmon out at second. | 2 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | MIL | COL |
| Thames doubled to deep right center. | 2 | 5 |
| Walker grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| Braun struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| Shaw grounded out to second. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | COL |
| Arenado lined out to right. | 2 | 5 |
| Parra homered to right (410 feet). | 2 | 6 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging, Reynolds safe at first on wild pitch by Garza. | 2 | 6 |
| González homered to left (368 feet), Reynolds scored. | 2 | 8 |
| Jeffress relieved Garza. | 2 | 8 |
| Lucroy popped out to third. | 2 | 8 |
| Story grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 8 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| German Marquez pitching for Colorado | MIL | COL |
| Santana lined out to center. | 2 | 8 |
| Piña struck out swinging. | 2 | 8 |
| Broxton homered to center (449 feet). | 3 | 8 |
| Arcia homered to center (422 feet). | 4 | 8 |
| Villar hit for Jeffress. | 4 | 8 |
| Dunn relieved Márquez. | 4 | 8 |
| Villar flied out to center. | 4 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Torres pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | COL |
| Torres relieved Jeffress. | 4 | 8 |
| Tauchman hit for Dunn. | 4 | 8 |
| Tauchman walked. | 4 | 8 |
| Tauchman caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 4 | 8 |
| Blackmon flied out to center. | 4 | 8 |
| LeMahieu struck out swinging. | 4 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jake McGee pitching for Colorado | MIL | COL |
| McGee relieved Dunn. | 4 | 8 |
| Thames struck out swinging. | 4 | 8 |
| Walker singled to left. | 4 | 8 |
| Braun grounded into double play, third to second to first, Walker out at second. | 4 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Torres pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | COL |
| Arenado walked. | 4 | 8 |
| Parra lined out to center. | 4 | 8 |
| Reynolds walked, Arenado to second. | 4 | 8 |
| González grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Reynolds out at second. | 4 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jake McGee pitching for Colorado | MIL | COL |
| Shaw struck out swinging. | 4 | 8 |
| Neshek relieved McGee. | 4 | 8 |
| Santana grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 8 |
| Vogt hit for Piña. | 4 | 8 |
| Vogt doubled to deep right. | 4 | 8 |
| Broxton struck out looking. | 4 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Torres pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | COL |
| Vogt catching. | 4 | 8 |
| Lucroy grounded out to second. | 4 | 8 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 4 | 8 |
| Valaika hit for Neshek. | 4 | 8 |
| Valaika struck out swinging. | 4 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Greg Holland pitching for Colorado | MIL | COL |
| Holland relieved Neshek. | 4 | 8 |
| Arcia struck out swinging. | 4 | 8 |
| Sogard hit for Torres. | 4 | 8 |
| Sogard walked. | 4 | 8 |
| Sogard to second on fielder's indifference. | 4 | 8 |
| Thames struck out swinging. | 4 | 8 |
| Walker flied out to center. | 4 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee Brewers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Thames 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .245 | .360 | .522 |
| Walker 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .275 | .349 | .454 |
| Braun LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .290 | .363 | .535 |
| Shaw 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .290 | .363 | .550 |
| Santana RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .269 | .362 | .469 |
| Piña C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .287 | .330 | .452 |
b-Vogt PH-C
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .276 | .333 | .724 |
| Broxton CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .229 | .305 | .469 |
| Arcia SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .284 | .327 | .424 |
| Garza P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .097 | .125 | .097 |
Jeffress P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Villar PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .222 | .281 | .348 |
Torres P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Sogard PH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .284 | .396 | .415 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 138 | |||
| a-flied out to center for J Jeffress in the 6th b-doubled to deep right for M Pina in the 8th c-walked for C Torres in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Thames (20, Márquez); Vogt (1, Neshek) 3B: Thames (2, Márquez) HR: Santana (20, 2nd inning off Márquez 0 on, 1 Out); Broxton (20, 6th inning off Márquez 0 on, 2 Out); Arcia (12, 6th inning off Márquez 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Santana (63), Walker (39), Broxton (45), Arcia (40) 2-out RBI: Broxton, Arcia GIDP: Braun Brewers RISP: 1-8 (Shaw 0-1, Thames 0-1, Broxton 0-1, Garza 0-1, Braun 0-1, Walker 1-3) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Shaw (8, throw) DP: 3 (Walker-Arcia-Thames 2, Arcia-Thames). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 32,385 (64.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:55 |
| Weather | 88 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Wolf, First Base - D.J. Reyburn, Second Base - Sam Holbrook, Third Base - Nic Lentz |
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