DENVER (AP) — Ryan McMahon hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Monday night in a matchup of the NL’s worst teams.
Colorado (49-83) and Miami (47-84), which entered the majors together in 1993, are both rebuilding and fielded lineups featuring young players. Griffin Conine, the son of former Marlins franchise icon Jeff Conine, made his major league debut as a pinch-hitter in the fifth inning. He struck out.
McMahon led off the sixth against Edward Cabrera (2-6) with a 438-foot drive to center field, his 17th homer of the season. It was the only extra-base hit of the game.
The Rockies’ bullpen worked four scoreless innings. Jake Bird (2-2) pitched the sixth and Tyler Kinley got the final three outs for his seventh save.
Rockies starter Ryan Feltner, who was forced out of a start after one inning on Aug. 7 and landed on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder strain, held the Marlins scoreless through four innings but yielded Jesus Sanchez’s two-run single in the fifth.
Feltner hasn’t won since April 10 at Toronto, a winless streak of 21 starts.
The Rockies tied it in the bottom of the fifth on Aaron Schunk’s RBI groundout and Jake Cave’s run-scoring single.
Cabrera gave up six hits and struck out eight in 5 1/3 innings.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Marlins: SS Xavier Edwards (sore back) was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Saturday.
Rockies: OF Brenton Doyle was scratched with right leg soreness. … To make room for Feltner on the roster, LHP Lucas Gilbreath (left shoulder inflammation) was placed on the 15-day IL.
UP NEXT
Marlins RHP Roddery Munoz (2-7, 5.98 ERA) will start opposite Colorado RHP Cal Quantrill (8-9, 4.56) on Tuesday night.
