Twenty-five days after leaving Miami for an exhibition game against the Atlanta Braves, the Marlins finally returned home to Marlins Park, and wasted no time in re-acclimating themselves to their friendly confines. Working off another gem of a start by Pablo López, the Marlins retained their spot atop the NL East standings with an 8-2 win.
López, who is one of only two starting pitchers remaining from the original Opening Day roster, had another extraordinary outing. Despite giving up a first-inning home run to Travis d’Arnaud and a fourth-inning RBI-double from Adam Duvall, López cruised through six innings.