Colorado’s pitching shined on Friday night: a sizable headline after the club posted a National League-worst 5.58 ERA last year.
An eight-inning sample size is admittedly small, but Friday’s pitching was a step in the right direction. German Márquez didn’t allow a hit until the sixth inning. The Rockies called upon Carlos Estévez and Jairo Díaz for the final 2 1⁄3 innings, allowing a combined one hit and keeping Colorado’s bullpen ERA unblemished.
Daniel Bard began playing catch near the end of Márquez’s outing while the score was 0-0.