MLB ROUNDUP: Marlins top Mets behind five shutout innings from Jesus Luzardo

The Miami Marlins outscored the Mets on Friday night when New York couldn’t take advantage of their limited offensive opportunities.

Behind five scoreless innings by Jesus Luzardo and home runs by Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Jorge Soler, the Miami Marlins defeated the New York Mets 2-1 on Friday.

Skip Schumaker, an 11-year major league veteran, got his first managing job last October when he was hired to replace Don Mattingly. The 43-year-old spent last season as St. Louis’ bench coach.

“I know it’s on my record, but they won that game,” Schumaker said. “Players win games, and I’m happy to be a part of that.”

Luzardo (1-0) struck out five and allowed two hits while walking four in his first start this season. The 25-year-old left-hander had a 3.32 ERA with a 30 percent strikeout rate in 100 1/3 innings last season.

Colorado Rockies 4-1 San Diego Padres

Left-hander Kyle Freeland made a brilliant defensive play while holding San Diego to three hits in six shutout innings and Charlie Blackmon hit a two-run home run in the Colorado Rockies’ 4-1 win over the Padres on Friday night. evening.

The Rockies won the first two games of the season against the Padres, who have World Series hopes after reaching the National League Championship Series last year. The Padres not only got off to a rocky start, but they were booed for the second night in a row at Petco Park.

Freeland (1-0) made a sensational play to retire Austin Nola leading off the fifth. Nola hit a weak chopper down the third-base line and Freeland hopped off the mound, gloved the ball, took two steps, jumped and threw to first baseman CJ Cron, who did a good stretch to retire the runner. Freeland ended up lying face down in dirty territory.

He squatted behind the mound for a few minutes and was checked on by a coach and manager Bud Black. He stayed in the game.

Freeland, who went 3-1 in five starts against San Diego last year, shut out the Padres and frustrated the superstars at the top of the lineup. Xander Bogaerts singled leading off the sixth, but it was erased by Manny Machado’s double play ball to end the inning.

Bogaerts hit a sacrifice fly off former Padres closer Brad Hand in the eighth.

The Rockies took a 2-0 lead in the first with three hits and a walk against Nick Martinez (0-1). Ezequiel Tovar singled leading off the fifth and was on board for Blackmon’s impressive two-out throw to right field. Martínez allowed four runs and six hits in seven innings.

Former Padres reliever Pierce Johnson pitched the ninth inning for his first career save.

Lefty Kyle Freeland made a brilliant defensive play while holding San Diego to three hits

Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 Los Angeles Dodgers

Kyle Lewis hit a two-run pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Friday night.

The D-backs used three straight pinch hitters to lead off the inning against Alex Vesia (0-1). After Nick Ahmed grounded out to third, Evan Longoria doubled into the left-field corner. That set up Lewis, who sent a 383-foot shot to left-center field, making it 2-1.

The Dodgers had the potential tying runs and lead on base with two out in the eighth. Miguel Vargas was walked and took second on Scott McGough’s wild pitch before James Outman drew a walk. But Miguel Rojas lined up on shortstop Ahmed’s glove to end the threat.

Mookie Betts drew a leadoff walk against McGough in the ninth. It was erased when Freddie Freeman grounded into a fielder’s choice to first against Andrew Chafin, who earned his first save. Will Smith grounded out before Max Muncy flied out to left field to end the game.

Drey Jameson (1-0) got the win with four innings of relief. He struck out five and walked three.

Kyle Lewis hit a two-run pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning as Arizona won

Cleveland Rangers 9-4 Seattle Mariners

Steven Kwan became the second player in Cleveland franchise history with five RBIs in either of the first two games of the season, and the Guardians capitalized on three Seattle errors in a 9-4 victory over the Mariners on Saturday. Friday night.

Kwan had a two-run double and a two-run single along with a sacrifice fly, and the Guardians rallied with 13 hits after being shutout by Seattle on opening day.

Larry Doby in 1953 was the only other player in Cleveland history to have five RBIs in one of the first two games.

Kwan’s soft double in the fourth inning ended the night for Seattle starter Robbie Ray and gave Cleveland a 5-3 lead. Ray (0-1) had an unsuccessful debut this season after looking impressive in spring training, issuing five walks and recording just 10 outs on his 91 pitches.

Kwan followed up an inning later with a two-out, two-run single on a 3-2 pitch from Trevor Gott.

Cleveland also took advantage of a combination of bad luck and poor Seattle defense that led to five unearned runs.

Steven Kwan had a two-run double and a two-run single along with a sacrifice fly