Ranger Suárez pitched into the seventh inning to outduel Germán Márquez, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 2-0 on Thursday to sweep the four-game series. Philadelphia has won seven straight overall and 11 of its last 12 on the road.

If there's a rock bottom in Major League Baseball, the Colorado Rockies have already hit it and they still have 112 games left to play this season.

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German Marquez turned in a vintage performance. Unfortunately for the veteran right-hander, the Rockies turned in a 2025 performance.

The Rockies were swept in a four-game series by the Phillies to fall to 8-42 this season -- the worst 50-game start in MLB since the 1895 Louisville Colonels (7-43).

The Phillies offense was much quieter than they have been, but two runs was good enough for Ranger Suárez, who cruised to a win after a strong 6.2 innings, striking out six.Pitching leads Phillies to shutout,