Cardinals Come Back Again, Cubs Drop Loss To Rockies

By ESPN

Bob Gibson, Stan Musial, Dizzy Dean and Rogers Hornsby never had a trip with the Cardinals like the one they completed Wednesday night.

Dexter Fowler hit a pinch-hit, go-ahead triple and St. Louis overcame a four-run deficit for the second game in a row, rallying past Miami 7-5 to conclude a trip that by one measure ranked as the franchise's best ever.

The Cardinals went 6-0 on their swing through Atlanta and Miami. It's the first time they've gone undefeated on a trip of at least six games in their 126-year history, the team said, citing information from Elias.

"That's hard to believe with some of the great teams that have been through here," manager Mike Matheny said. "That's a pretty impressive statement."

Lance Lynn gave up four runs in the first inning on homers by Christian Yelich and Justin Bour, but for the second consecutive game, Fowler came off the bench to give the Cardinals the lead. His two-run triple in the sixth put them ahead to stay, 5-4.

Fowler, out of the starting lineup for the past six games because of a sore lat, drove in the winning run in the ninth inning Tuesday after St. Louis rallied from a 5-1 eighth-inning deficit.

"I love the result and what it takes to come from behind like that, but the club can't keep doing that," Matheny said. "It just beats everybody up. But it's huge to have that capability. Not every team does."

The Cardinals' six-game winning streak is their longest since June 2015, and they have won nine consecutive road games. They have recovered from a 3-9 start to climb into the NL Central lead, and they are a season-high five games above .500 (19-14).

Jedd Gyorko had three hits and two RBI, scored a run and stole a base for St. Louis. Rookie sensation Magneuris Sierra singled, walked and scored twice.

"Even when we were down four, it was so early," first baseman Matt Carpenter said. "We felt like the way we've been swinging the bat, we were going to have a chance. Our lineup right now is pretty dangerous, so four runs didn't feel like we were that far behind."

Miami's Tom Koehler couldn't hold the early lead, allowing four runs in 5 1/3 innings. Jarlin Garcia (0-1) gave up two runs in the sixth for the Marlins, who have blown leads of four runs or more to lose three times in the past week.

"It seems we're finding new ways every night to lose a game," Koehler said. "It's tough. We have to find a way to snap out of it."

The Marlins were shorthanded after losing four players on the left side of their infield since Sunday to injuries. Two-time All-Star second baseman Dee Gordon started at shortstop for the first time since 2013 and handled four chances.

Lynn needed 104 pitches to get through four innings, his shortest outing of the season. He left trailing 4-3 and his ERA rose from 2.04, second-best in the NL, to 2.75.

But Lynn and six relievers limited Miami to one run over the final 8 1/3 innings. Sam Tuivailala (2-0) pitched a scoreless fifth, and Seung Hwan Oh escaped a two-on, no-out situation in the ninth for his ninth save.

"We pitch well, and when we don't pitch well, the offense picks us up," Lynn said. "That's how winning teams do it. You turn it up when you need to."

Rockies 3, Cubs 0

German Marquez's fastball was dancing. His curve, almost untouchable. And after a diving catch by Carlos Gonzalez in the sixth, well, Marquez's mind couldn't help but wonder.

"I thought about it," Marquez said of a no-hitter.

That's how electric his command was.

Marquez allowed three hits over eight innings and got his first major league hit with a two-run single in the seventh to lead the Colorado Rockies over the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Wednesday.

"For a young man against the world champions to do this, I mean, pretty special game," said Rockies manager Bud Black, whose team is off to its best 35-game start at 22-13.

Marquez had a no-hit bid going until Kris Bryant's double leading off the seventh. He walked Kyle Schwarber in the first and retired 16 straight before Bryant's hit to left.

The 22-year-old Marquez (1-2) struck out eight by mixing in a mid-90s fastball with an assortment of breaking pitches. The Cubs acknowledged they didn't know much about him before.

"You have to give the kid credit -- he was on today and we had nothing to show for it," Bryant said.

With two on and two outs in the seventh, Marquez broke open the game with his liner to left on an 0-2 pitch left up. The Rockies bench gave him an ovation.

"I didn't look at that pitch, just swung," explained Marquez, who had the ball sitting on his shelf at his locker.

Greg Holland threw a perfect ninth for his 14th save in as many chances to help the Rockies take two of three from Chicago.

"That's how you draw it up: Get (Marquez) through eight, throw it to your closer, game over," catcher Ryan Hanigan said. "That was a great win for our pitching staff."

Kyle Hendricks (2-2) gave up three runs -- two earned -- in 6 1/3 innings.

"Just one of those days for us," Hendricks said.

Ian Desmond hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the fourth that was set up by an error. After Nolan Arenado's one-out single, Gonzalez sent a grounder to shortstop Javier Baez, who mishandled it. Mark Reynolds drew a walk, and Desmond lifted a ball to center.

"The game should have been 0-0. We made the one mistake at shortstop and the unlikely single by the pitcher on an 0-2 count," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. "Wow."

Marquez was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque on April 25 to fill in with Jon Gray sidelined by an injury. Marquez struggled in his first two starts at Coors Field this season, posting an 11.70 ERA.

He found his masterful control Wednesday after a rain delay of 50 minutes at the start. It's the sixth time a Rockies pitcher has thrown at least six innings of no-hit baseball at Coors Field and first since Jorge De La Rosa on May 16, 2014, according to Elias Sports Bureau.

Marquez found himself in a tight spot in the eighth with two on and one out. Black showed faith in him to escape and he did, too, by getting two groundouts to end the threat.

Wednesday, May 10 Scoreboard

Seattle 11, Philadelphia 6

San Francisco 6, New York Mets 5

Houston 4, Atlanta 2

Colorado 3, Chicago Cubs 0

Oakland 3, Los Angeles Angels 1

St. Louis 7, Miami 5

Washington 7, Baltimore 6

Toronto 8, Cleveland 7

Tampa Bay 12, Kansas City 1

Texas 4, San Diego 3

Milwaukee 7, Boston 4

Arizona 7, Detroit 1

Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh 2

Minneso at Chicago White Sox, postponed

Thursday, May 11 Schedule (All Times Central)

Boston at Milwaukee, 12:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Tampa Bay, 12:10 p.m.

Houston at New York Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Washington, 6:05 p.m.

Seattle at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

San Diego at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.

Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado, 7:40 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

Detroit at Los Angeles Angels, 9:07 p.m.

Cincinnati at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.

Friday, May 12 Schedule (All Times Central)

Houston at New York Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 6:05 p.m.

Seattle at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

Oakland at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

San Diego at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.

New York Mets at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado, 7:40 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

Detroit at Los Angeles Angels, 9:07 p.m.

Cincinnati at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.

Saturday, May 13 Schedule (All Times Central)

Houston at New York Yankees, 12:05 p.m.

Seattle at Toronto, 12:07 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 3:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Cleveland, 3:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 6:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

San Diego at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m.

New York Mets at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Kansas City, 6:15 p.m.

Oakland at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado, 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Arizona, 7:10 p.m.

Detroit at Los Angeles Angels, 8:07 p.m.

Sunday, May 14 Schedule (All Times Central)

Seattle at Toronto, 12:07 p.m.

Minnesota at Cleveland, 12:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 12:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Boston, 12:35 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 12:35 p.m.

San Diego at Chicago White Sox, 1:10 p.m.

New York Mets at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Kansas City, 1:15 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 1:15 p.m.

Oakland at Texas, 2;05 p.m.

Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

Detroit at Los Angeles Angels, 2:37 p.m.

Cincinnati at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Arizona, 3:10 p.m.

Houston at New York Yankees, 6:30 p.m.