MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — The long-awaited opening day for Major League Baseball in South Florida for the 2019 season begins Thursday, as the Miami Marlins face the Colorado Rockies.
First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Marlins Park.
The Marlins finished 26-50 against NL East Division opponents in 2018. Miami hit .237 as a team last year and averaged 2.3 extra base hits per game.
The Rockies finished 41-36 against NL West Division opponents in 2018. Colorado pitchers struck out 8.7 hitters a game last season with a staff WHIP of 1.31. The Marlins won the season series 4-2 in 2018.