GOODYEAR, Ariz. — German Marquez, the Rockies’ reigning strikeout king, woke up feeling lousy Saturday morning, fearing he had caught the bug that has KO’d many of his teammates.
But that didn’t stop Marquez from striking out nine Cleveland Indians in three innings of Cactus League work at Goodyear Ballpark. The right-hander, however, did give four singles, a walk and a wild pitch, so he wasn’t in top form.
“My body didn’t feel good, but my stuff was still there. I just competed,” said the 23-year-old right-hander, who set a single-season franchise record last year with 230 strikeouts.