The Rockies took two of three from the Cubs to get to a 48-61 record on the season. Now they welcome the Marlins, who have almost the same record at 47-62. Who will have the better record after the weekend?
Germán Márquez (9-8, 3.58 ERA) starts for the Rockies, who are winners of four of their last six games. The right-hander, like others on Colorado’s staff, has pitched more effectively at home than on the road, which bodes well against a fairly weak Miami offense. Ranking second-to-last in the NL in slugging and OPS and last in OBP, the Fish have had struggles scoring runs this season, so Márquez is in a prime position to reverse his previously not-great outings against them (5.