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MIAMI (AP) — Making his first opening day start Blake Parker Jersey , Kyle Freeland pitched like it was just another game, which means the Colorado Rockies won.n innings, and Colorado beat the sloppy Miami Marlins 6-3 Thursday.Freeland (1-0), who had a breakout 17-win season in 2018, retired his first 11 batters before Starlin Castro lined a single. The only other hit Freeland allowed was a pinch-hit home run by J.T Riddle leading off the sixth inning.“I try to keep my mental state the same throughout the season,” the left-hander said. “I try not to change anything just because it’s opening day and a new season. There’s really no reason to.”True enough. The Rockies have won 16 of Freeland’s 18 regular-season starts since July 2, and he has won nine consecutive decisions, the longest active streak in the major leagues.Miami had only four hits but had three home runs, including two by pinch-hitters for only the second time in franchise history. But the crowd was booing by the fourth inning, when the Rockies scored four times with the help of two errors.Colorado’s Nolan Arenado began earning his new $260 million, eight-year contract when he doubled to start the fourth and scored the first run off Jose Urena (0-1). Trevor Story homered , and David Dahl had three hits and scored twice.“We feel like we’re a long and deep lineup, and there are no easy outs,” Story said.Overall, it was the kind of start the Rockies had in mind as they seek their third consecutive trip to playoffs, and the first NL West title in franchise history.One downer for Colorado: Charlie Blackmon and newcomer Daniel Murphy each went 0 for 5 at the top of the order.The Rockies had a 6-0 lead by the fifth inning for Freeland, who struck out five and threw 93 pitches. He committed a throwing error but also made a nifty barehanded grab on the run to cover first for a 3-1 putout.Manager Bud Black liked the way Freeland responded with men on base.“He has the ability to make pitches at critical times,” Black said. “The fight in him is second to none.”The Marlins are off to a 0-1 start for the fifth consecutive year, and despite a rebranding that includes new colors and a new logo, they could be headed for their 10th losing season in a row.Neil Walker hit a pinch-hit homer in his first at-bat for Miami. Teammate Jorge Alfaro http://www.angelsfanproshop.com/authentic-zack-cozart-jersey , another Marlins newcomer, homered with two out in the ninth.COSTLY COMEBACKERDahl hit a line drive off Urena’s left calf in the second inning, prompting a visit to the mound by Miami’s trainer. Urena went on to allow six runs, four earned, in 4 2/3 innings.“Jose hung in there,” manager Don Mattingly said. “I think after he got hit, it took some wind out of his sails. You could see it as the game went on.”Urena said the injury wasn’t serious.“It’s going to be a little tender, a little bit tight, but I’ll be fine,” he said.MARLINS LAPSESMiami’s defense turned leaky in the fourth, when shortstop Miguel Rojas made a wild throw to first and center fielder Lewis Brinson let a single elude him, allowing a runner to score from first.Earlier, catcher Alfaro was slow to pursue a pitch that bounced away from him, which permitted a runner to advance.“When you don’t play a crisp game — we made some mistakes that led to runs,” Mattingly said.Derek Jeter, beginning his second season as the Marlins’ CEO, watched the start of the game from the second row but was out of there by the fourth.DIFFERENT LOOKThe game drew a crowd of 25,423 at Marlins Park, where the outfield wall is now navy instead of a garish green, and the widely disliked home run sculpture has been replaced by a tiered Justin Verlander Jersey , standing-room-only area.With rain in the area, the retractable roof was closed.TRAINER’S ROOMRockies: Before the game, they placed LHP Chris Rusin (mid-back strain) and RHP Antonio Senzatela (blister infection, right heel) on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to March 25.UP NEXTRHP German Marquez (14-11, 3.77 in 2018) is scheduled to start Friday for the Rockies against RHP Trevor Richards (4-9, 4.42). Rumors from the winter meetings in Las Vegas have the Orioles shopping veteran starting pitcher Alex Cobb, but his value is limited."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Commentary & AnalysisOrioles ProspectsOrioles Game RecapsOrioles News and RumorsCamdencastCommentary & AnalysisAlex Cobb is on the trade block, but don’t expect much of a return for himNew,23commentsRumors from the winter meetings in Las Vegas have the Orioles shopping veteran starting pitcher Alex Cobb, but his value is limited.ByHarrison JozwiakDec 13, 2018,9:00am ESTShareTweetShareShareAlex Cobb is on the trade block, but don’t expect much of a return for himEvan Habeeb-USA TODAY SportsApart from a new manager false alarm, it has been a very quiet winter meetings for Baltimore. While other teams were taking turns at the podium to announce trades and signings, Mike Elias and the Orioles contingent has seemed content to stay in the background for the most part. The Orioles have plenty of needs, including help in the outfield, middle infield, catcher and rotation, to name a few spots. They could fill a lot of these openings internally with young players Houston Astros Jersey , or opt to wait out the free agent market and sign a few veterans closer to spring training.Bu who really knows what groundwork has been laid for future transactions in Las Vegas? One interesting bit of information did leak out, courtesy of Roch Kubatko.Alex Cobb and fellow right-hander Andrew Cashner are the two veteran holdovers from the rotation last year. Neither one had a season to remember. But for Cobb, it was a tale of two halves.As you may remember, Cobb signed about a month into spring training last year and he did not even start the season in the rotation. His first start came a few weeks in, on April 14. When he faltered out of the gates, a lot of fans and pundits alike attributed his poor first half of 2018 to the late signing and the lack of a full spring training.Cobb’s first six starts last year were all losses. He pitched fewer than six innings in all but two of those first six starts. But if you look at his splits in the first half of the season versus the second half, there was a marked improvement in the latter. In 17 games started (92.2 innings) before the All-Star break, Cobb was 2-12 with a 6.41 ERA while opponents hit a shocking .313 against him. In 11 starts after the break (59.2 innings), he went 3-3 with a 2.56 ERA and .232 opponents’ batting average. He even pitched a complete game in the second half. When you put those two halves together, Cobb’s season-long stats look like this: 152.1 innings pitched, 5-15 record, 4.90 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 43 walks, 102 strikeouts and a .284 OBA. For his career, the righty has allowed an average of 8.7 H/9 and 0.9 HR/9. During the 2018 season, those figures were up, at 10.2 and 1.4, respectively. Also, Cobb owns a career average 7.1 SO/9 and 2.72 SO/W. Those numbers were down this past season http://www.astrosfanproshop.com/authentic-justin-verlander-jersey , at 6.0 and 2.37, respectively.But in order to prop up his trade value, the Orioles are sure to emphasize Cobb’s superior second half numbers in 2018. The veteran right-hander just may not have a spot on a rebuilding club like Baltimore, despite the need for reliable innings eaters in a young rotation. Andrew Cashner may be ticketed to serve that role, making Cobb somewhat redundant on a team that wants to build for the future and see what it has in its young players. Despite Cashner’s inferior numbers — he had a 5.29 ERA and 1.58 WHIP in 2018 — he may be the preferred veteran option at the back end of the rotation next year. With one year remaining on his contract at $9.5 million, according to Baseball Reference, Cashner is signed at a lower rate and for a shorter amount of time than Cobb. And despite having a $10 million 2020 option that vests with 340 total innings pitched over the 2018-19 seasons, Cashner only pitched 153 innings last year. So the O’s could find creative ways to limit his innings next year to ensure the option does not vest.Even with Cobb’s strong second half in 2018, it seems like a stretch to assume the O’s will get a lot of value back for him. As stated earlier in Roch’s tweet, the Orioles may sweeten the pot in a future deal by kicking in some money. And an earlier tweet from Roch yielded the following tidbit.So on one hand, the Orioles could include money in a Cobb trade, and on the other hand, they may be more inclined to trade a young player in a package deal. Put those two notions together, and it sounds like the O’s just want to be rid of Cobb’s remaining years and salary for roster flexibility. That, along with the veteran’s poor overall numbers in Baltimore, dampens the expected return in a trade. Maybe the Orioles get back a middling prospect, role player or late bloomer. But if the O’s decide to deal Cobb in the end, I would not hold out hope of getting anything substantial in return.