German Marquez’s fist pump was barely noticeable. After all, given what he and his teammates are going through, over-the-top exuberance would have been out of place.

But, at least, there was cause for a mini-celebration at Coors Field on Sunday afternoon.

Behind a vintage performance from Marquez and a power surge by Hunter Goodman, the Rockies throttled the Padres 9-3, snapping an eight-game losing streak.

Goodman came up a single short of hitting for the cycle, popping out to left field in the eighth.

Marquez allowed one run on three hits over seven innings, stifling a San Diego offense that cranked out 24 hits in a 21-0 romp over Colorado on Saturday night. The veteran right-hander entered the game 0-6 with a 9.90 ERA.

Marquez’s gesture came at the end of his seventh inning. San Diego had loaded the bases when Gavin Sheets singled, Xander Bogaerts walked and Jake Cronenworth was hit by a pitch. But Marquez got Jason Heyward to ground into an inning-ending double play.

Colorado improved to 7-33, finally snapping out of a tie with the 1988 Baltimore Orioles (6-34 over 40 games) for the worst start in major league history.

Goodman hit a three-run homer in the first inning, cranked a two-run triple to left in the second and doubled in the seventh. He got his chance to complete the cycle when Ryan McMahon hit a two-out solo homer in the eighth.

The Rockies begin a six-game road trip at Texas on Monday.

Monday’s pitching matchup

Rockies RHP Chase Dollander (2-3, 7.71 ERA) at Rangers RHP Tyler Mahle (3-1, 1.48)

6:05 p.m. Monday, Globe Life Field

TV: Rockies.TV (streaming); Comcast/Xfinity (channel 1262); DirecTV (683); Spectrum (130, 445, 305, 435 or 445, depending on region).

Radio: 850 AM, 94.1 FM

Trending: Dollander is trying to find his groove. The rookie right-hander did not factor into the Rockies’ 8-6 loss to Detroit last Wednesday at Coors Field, but he allowed six runs on five hits over three innings, the shortest start of his career. He failed to strike out a batter for the first time. Still, he’s the only Colorado pitcher with two winning decisions.

Pitching probables

Tuesday: Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland (0-5, 6.41) at Rangers RHP Jack Leiter (2-2, 5.09), 6:05 p.m.

Wednesday: Rockies RHP Antonio Senzatela (1-6, 5.77) at Rangers LHP Patrick Corbin (2-2, 3.13), 6:05 p.m.

Thursday: Off day.

— Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post

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Originally Published: May 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM MDT