Caissie's tie-breaking single in 8th lifts Marlins to 4-3 win over Rockies
MIAMI (AP) — Owen Caissie had three hits, including a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Saturday. Liam Hicks homered and drove in three runs, while Agustin Ramirez singled twice and walked for the Marlins. Otto Lopez, who was hitless in first seven at-bats of the season, singled against Rockies reliever Jaden Hill (0-1) to start the eighth.
López stole second and raced home when Caissie hit a line drive to centerfield. Calvin Faucher (1-0) pitched a scoreless eighth and Pete Fairbanks closed with a perfect ninth for his second save. Hicks hit a two-run homer in the fifth that chased Colorado starter Michael Lorenzen and tied it at 3-all.
Pitching for his sixth club in 12 seasons, Lorenzen allowed seven hits, struck out four and hit two batters over 4 1/3 innings. The 34-year-old Lorenzen signed a free-agent deal with Colorado in the offseason. Marlins starter Eury Pérez struck out eight in seven innings of three-run ball.
Pérez gave up five hits and walked one. Ezequiel Tovar’s two-run homer in the fourth put the Rockies ahead 3-1. TJ Rumfield gave Colorado an early lead with a solo blast in the second.
The Marlins tied it on Hicks’ sacrifice fly in the third. Xavier Edwards hit a one-out single and advanced to third on Ramirez’s single. Hicks then drove in Edwards with a fly ball to deep right.