Rockies manager Bud Black is staying positive on the potential for supposed ace German Marquez to turn around his disastrous season.
“I think it’s going to happen every fifth day,” Black told the KOA radio broadcast team before Colorado embarked on a four-game road stand at the Nationals.
However, in a 7-3 loss on Thursday, that hope quickly evaporated in yet another rough Marquez outing. The right-hander imploded with four earned runs on four hits in the first inning. He settled in to hold the Nationals scoreless in four of the next five innings. But he recorded just two strikeouts with three walks and Colorado’s bullpen failed to provide any relief.
