Rockies notch season-high fourth straight win behind German Marquez’s solid start

Consider the Rockies on a full-blown heater Colorado won a season-high fourth consecutive tournament on Wednesday at Nationals Park with a - accomplishment over Washington German Marquez turned back the clock Michael Toglia stayed hot and the defense and bullpen came up clutch against a struggling Nats association that s lost straight I thought it was a really good contest for us all the way around interim manager Warren Schaeffer explained reporters Marquee set the tone then Jake Bird did a great job coming in and getting a big out It was good stuff from the pitching department and we got selected big hits The Rockies are now - in the month of June They have as various wins this month as April and May combined Though they remain on pace to go - which would still break the White Sox s modern loss record of there have been encouraging signs over the past scant weeks that Colorado might avoid infamy After five scoreless innings to start the contest as both Nationals southpaw Mitchell Parker and Marquez dazzled the action heated up in the fifth inning when Colorado took a - lead off Toglia s homer It was Toglia s third homer in two games after he went deep twice in Colorado s homer-fest accomplishment on Tuesday night That gave Marquez a few cushion but the Nationals threatened in the sixth Marquez scattered six hits and two walks along with two strikeouts over innings but Easy Cheese got into a jam with two outs and two on in the sixth Ol reliable Jake Bird came in and induced a groundout to end the threat and keep it a - Colorado advantage Marquez who scuffled to start the season now has a ERA over his last six starts It s the lowest ERA he s posted in a six-start span since July and August of his All-Star season He s in a really good spot moving forward Schaeffer revealed In the seventh the Rockies made it - by manufacturing a run Orlando Arcia led off with a triple extending Colorado s MLB-most three-baggers this season Then with one out rookie Ryan Ritter laid down a beautiful bunt on a suicide squeeze to total Arcia Brad Lord threw a -mph heater right at Ritter s head as he squared to bunt but Ritter got the bunt down while falling to the ground I know Lord has a lot of run to his ball so I was expecting a ball to my face honestly Ryan Ritter narrated Rockies TV I just knew I needed to get a job done In the bottom of the inning Washington eventually got on the board against rookie right-hander Juan Mejia A two-out walk brought the Nationals best hitter to the plate and James Wood delivered a double in the right-center gap to cut the sum to - But Jordan Beck got that run back in the eighth with a solo homer feet to left field After a seven-homer performance on Tuesday that tied the franchise single-game record that gave Colorado homers in the series tying the club record for bulk dingers in a single series with the finale still to play on Thursday Colorado Rockies third baseman Orlando Arcia left fielder Jordan Beck and first baseman Michael Toglia celebrate after winning a baseball contest against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park Wednesday June in Washington AP Photo Jess Rapfogel Related Articles Rockies Mailbag What role will Dick Monfort s sons play in future of franchise Rockies blast seven homers tying franchise record in win over Nationals Hunter Goodman Mickey Moniak homer in ninth lifting Rockies to rare road win Rockies offense sets NL record with strikeouts in two games but romps Braves for biggest win of season Spencer Strider Braves bullpen overpower Rockies hitters en journey to strikeouts - win Over the subject of Wednesday s win Colorado got plus defense in addition to premium pitching Arcia s full sprawl to snare a line drive at third base ended the third inning and stranded the bases loaded sparing Marquez from being tagged for at least one run and possibly two And in the seventh two-time defending Gold Glove center fielder Brenton Doyle made a diving play on a sinking liner in the left-center gap to open the inning Arcia s play saved the competition early Schaeffer declared Following Meija Tyler Kinley worked a scoreless eighth and Seth Halvorsen recorded his fifth save with a one-two-three ninth All of that put the finishing touches on Colorado s first four-game win streak in over a full year The last time the Rockies did so was from May - when they won seven straight Thursday s pitching matchup Rockies RHP Chase Dollander - at Nationals RHP Trevor Williams - a m Thursday Nationals Park TV Rockies TV streaming Comcast Xfinity channel DirecTV Spectrum or depending on region Radio AM FM Trending Down on the farm last year s No overall pick Charlie Condon is raking Condon struggled in his pro debut last year in High-A Spokane and then broke his wrist in spring training this season delaying his debut But the corner infielder left fielder has gotten into a rhythm since returning to the lineup for Spokane Entering Wednesday he s reached games in all games he s played for the Indians the longest progressing streak in the Northwest League while slashing with two homers and RBIs A call-up to Double-A Hartford is imminent Pitching probables Friday Diamondbacks RHP Zac Gallen - at Rockies LHP Austin Gomber - p m Saturday Diamondbacks RHP Merrill Kelly - at Rockies LHP Carson Palmquist - p m Sunday Diamondbacks RHP Brandon Pfaadt - 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