It had been 1,753 days since the Rockies last swept a series from the Dodgers.
But after winning the first two games at Coors Field, and with a resurgent German Marquez taking the mound Wednesday night, the Rockies seemed poised to end the drought.
Nope. Make it 1,754 days. And counting.
The Dodgers hammered Marquez, who left the game with an apparent hand injury in the fourth inning, and coasted to an 8-4 victory. Marquez gave up five runs on five hits and three walks in 3 1/3 innings, his shortest start of the season.
The last time Colorado swept a series from Big Blue was Sept.