Brewers 8, Rockies 7
Monday at Salt River Fields
On the mound: Right-hander German Marquez, his breaking ball confounding hitters, stuck out eight in five innings of work and threw 74 pitches. In his final start of spring, Marquez allowed two runs and three hits and walked two. He finished with a 2.31 ERA. … Ninth-inning candidate Carlos Estevez left too many balls over the plate, giving up three runs (two earned) on three hits in an inning of work. … The other closer candidates also pitched. Free-agent pickup Alex Colome gave up a run on three hits, while Daniel Bard pitched a scoreless ninth, allowing two hits but also striking out two.