Behind Kyle Freeland‘s mastery and a Colorado Rockies offense that suddenly figured out how to string hits together in south Florida, the Rockies started the new season off with a bang, registering a 6-3 victory for their fourth Opening Day victory over the last five seasons.
Outside of a J.D. Riddle pinch-hit home run in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Marlins made less noise at the plate against Colorado’s 25-year-old southpaw than the lone vuvuzela player sitting somewhere in the stands at half-filled Marlins Park.
Freeland’s final line? Seven innings with one run and two hits allowed, including retiring the first 11 batters of the game to set the tone.