DENVER -- Before answering the first question in this Edward Jones Rockies Beat Reporter's Inbox, let's lay out a problem that isn't really a problem:
• On Sunday, in a 4-2 victory at Atlanta that kept the Rockies a half-game out of first in the National League West and put them in a three-way tie atop the NL Wild Card standings, righty German Marquez gave up a first-inning run.
• On Friday, lefty Kyle Freeland gave up a first-inning run at Atlanta, then threw five more scoreless innings to lower his season ERA to 2.