Owen Caissie hits walk-off homer to give Marlins a sweep of Rockies in season-opening series
MIAMI (AP) — Owen Caissie hit a walk-off, two-run homer to give the Miami Marlins a 4-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday and complete a sweep of their season-opening series. Javier Sanoja doubled with two outs in the ninth inning against Rockies reliever Victor Vodnik (0-1) before Caissie drilled a change-up from Vodnik over the wall in right field. In addition to going deep, Caissie doubled twice and batted 5 for 10 over the three-game set.
Sanoja, Otto López and Xavier Edwards had two hits each for the Marlins. Michael Petersen (1-0) got the win, throwing a perfect ninth. The Rockies struck quickly against Marlins starter Max Meyer on Jordan Beck’s three-run double in the first.
Miami chipped away at the early deficit when López hit an RBI double in the first and Austin Slater added a sacrifice fly in the second. Rockies starter José Quintana was lifted after 4 1/3 innings and 78 pitches of two-run ball. Quintana gave up four hits, struck out two and walked four.
The 37-year-old Quintana began his 15th season with Sunday’s outing. Quintana pitched for eight previous clubs before Colorado signed him to a free agent deal in the offseason. Meyer settled down after the first and kept the Rockies scoreless through the remainder of his five-inning outing.
He allowed five hits, struck out five and walked two. Miami’s Deyvison De Los Santos doubled in his first major league at-bat in the second. De Los Santos was recalled from Triple-A Saturday.