Desmond Homers To Help Rockies 5-1 Over Pirates

PITTSBURGH (The Sports Xchange) – Rookie right-hander German Marquez pitched five effective innings, reliever Jake McGee escaped a late jam and Ian Desmond homered to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 5-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on Wednesday.
Rockies rookie Raimel Tapia, 2-for-19 coming in, started in place of slumping outfielder Carlos Gonzalez and had four hits.
Marquez (5-3), who threw 80 pitches in three innings against the Cubs on Friday in his previous start, needed