With the season on the line, the Rockies will need another ace outing from young strikeout artist German Marquez in order to have a chance at beating the Brewers — and extending the National League division series — in Game 3 at Coors Field on Sunday.
Colorado carries an 0-2 deficit into LoDo where the right-handed Marquez will toe the rubber opposite Milwaukee left-hander Wade Miley, who lasted more than five innings in just one of his six September starts.
Meanwhile, Marquez (14-11, 3.77 ERA) is coming off two runs in four-plus innings in Colorado’s loss in the NL West tiebreaker game, and prior to that outing, posted a dozen straight quality starts en route to shattering the club’s single-season K record with 230.