Despite loss, dream debuts for Peña, Zastryzny

DENVER — Over the last three seasons, Cubs rookie left-hander Rob Zastryzny has only made one relief appearance.

It came in his first game in the Majors, a scoreless inning of relief in Friday’s 11-inning, 7-6 loss to the Rockies at Coors Field. It wasn’t what he dreamed, but it went better than he could have imagined.

“I just picture myself out there on the mound,” Zastryzny said. “When I got to pro ball, I started imagining it at Wrigley Field as a starter and going through my pregame routine and what I would do. It didn’t work out that way, but that was the most fun I’ve ever had in my entire life.”

Right-hander Felix Peña, 26, and Zastryzny, 24, pitched scoreless ninth and 10th innings, respectively, in their Major League debuts. Zastryzny escaped a bases-loaded jam against the heart of the Rockies’ lineup, and Peña pitched a clean inning with two strikeouts.

“They really held their own well,” manager Joe Maddon said. “I thought …

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