German Marquez made his first career Major League start Wednesday afternoon against a potential playoff team in the St. Louis Cardinals. St. Louis was on the verge of a three-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies, but Marquez had other things in mind in front of 26,099 at Coors Field.
“That was real good, wonderful,” he said after his historic win. “I was excited. My MLB debut was exciting, too, but it’s the same baseball. A lot of people told me that the ball can fly [at Coors Field] but man, they have to hit it first, y’know?