The right-hander pitched five effective innings in Monday night’s 5-0 win at Pittsburgh. He allowed six hits, struck out four and walked one in his second start with his new team.
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Márquez, 31, is trying to rebuild his career with San Diego. He earned a spot in the team’s rotation after agreeing to a minor league deal in February.
Márquez spent his first 10 seasons with Colorado, going 68-72 with a 4.67 ERA in 200 starts and three relief appearances. He missed most of the 2023 and 2024 seasons due to Tommy John surgery, then struggled in his final year with the lowly Rockies.
Márquez went 3-16 with a 6.70 ERA in 26 starts in 2025. He recorded his first win of last season on May 11 and earned his third and final win on June 18.
Colorado finished with a record of 43-119, setting a franchise record for losses.
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Márquez lost his first start for San Diego when he allowed four runs and eight hits in three innings in a 9-3 loss to San Francisco last week.
He threw 92 pitches against Pittsburgh, 56 for strikes. He got help from Gold Glove outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr., who tackled Ryan O’Hearn when he tried to score from second on Spencer Horwitz’s single in the second.
The Pirates put a runner on third with one out in the fifth, but Márquez escaped trouble when he retired Brandon Lowe on a fly ball to third and Bryan Reynolds on a fly ball to left.
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