Nine pitches, all of them for strikes, resulting in three strikeouts. There has to be a special name for that, right?
Sure is. “Immaculate inning.”
Rockies right-hander German Marquez delivered one Wednesday in the fourth inning of Colorado’s 4-3 loss to Pittsburgh. It was only the second time it has happened in Rockies history. Rex Brothers accomplished the feat on June 14, 2014, at San Francisco. Marquez’s immaculate inning was the first at Coors Field.
“That’s great,” the 23-year-old right-hander said. “I wasn’t even aware of that, but I’m very glad to be on that list.