Marlins' staff and Owen Caissie deliver high ceiling in Opening Series
Things could not have started better for Miami.
Marlins' staff and Owen Caissie deliver high ceiling in Opening Series originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Miami Marlins kicked off their season against the Colorado Rockies , and it could not have gone better.
The starting rotation looked good, the bullpen looked good, and the offense delivered. The Marlins won all three games, outscoring the Rockies 10-7, and sit in first place in the NL East, while the Philadelphia Phillies sit at the bottom. It is still early in the season, but fans have to feel good about how the team looks.
It is the first time this team has started 3-0 since the 2009 season . MORE: Marlins reportedly call up 40-homer top infield prospect after just one game Marlins' rotation and Owen Caissie deliver high ceiling in Opening Series Sandy Alcantara got the start on Opening Day, and he did not disappoint. He went seven strong innings, giving up one run on four hits while striking out five batters.
And with an RBI double from Owen Caissie and one later from Javier Sanoja, Pete Fairbanks was able to deliver his first save. On Saturday, Caissie would deliver a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth to go along with his three hits. And on Sunday, it would be Caissie again, delivering in the biggest way, hitting a walk-off homer to win the game and sweep the Rockies.