MIAMI -- A little run support went a long way for Nathan Eovaldi on Tuesday night.Giancarlo Stanton and Casey McGehee each delivered RBIs in the sixth inning that provided enough offense for the Marlins to edge the Rockies, 4-3, at Marlins Park.Eovaldi, who flashed a fastball as high as 99 mph, struck out six and allowed two runs in six innings to collect the win. Steve Cishek captured the save, his first of the season. Dating back to last year, the sidearm-throwing right-hander has converted 30 straight save chances.Over his career, Eovaldi has had just 2.83 runs of support, the lowest average among MLB starters with a minimum of 45 starts since 2011.Miami, now 2-0, manufactured four runs, three earned, off lefty Brett Anderson. 
The Rockies closed the gap to one run in the eighth inning on back-to-back doubles by Michael Cuddyer and Carlos Gonzalez off Mike Dunn. But with two outs and runners on the corners, A.J. Ramos struck out Nolan Arenado.The Marlins gained a two-run edge in the sixth inning, capitalizing on DJ LeMahieu's throwing error, which accounted for one unearned run. Reed Johnson led off with a pinch-hit double, and he moved to third on Christian Yelich's groundout to short. After Jeff Baker's walk put runners on the corners, Stanton chopped a grounder near the third-base line. Colorado forced out Baker at second, but LeMahieu's throw to first sailed wildly. Stanton was awarded second on the error.Johnson scored the go-ahead run on Stanton's RBI fielder's choice. Stanton stole third and scored on McGehee's single to center.One of the early-season story lines to follow for the Marlins is how lefty-hitting first baseman Garrett Jones does against southpaws. For the second straight game, he had a chance. After going hitless in four at-bats with a walk on Opening Night, Jones delivered a second-inning single to center that set the stage for a two-run inning.Jones scored from first on Jarrod Saltalamacchia's RBI double to left. Adeiny Hechavarria's sacrifice fly gave Eovaldi a two-run cushion.After breezing through three innings, striking out five, Eovaldi surrendered two runs in the fourth. A one-out walk to Gonzalez put the inning in motion. Troy Tulowitzki laced an RBI double to the gap in right-center.Justin Morneau reached on an infield single on a little popup that landed perfectly on the grass beyond the reach of Eovaldi and in front of the infield dirt near shortstop. The hit put runners on the corners, and the Rockies tied it at 2 on Wilin Rosario's sacrifice fly to right.Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
The Rockies closed the gap to one run in the eighth inning on back-to-back doubles by Michael Cuddyer and Carlos Gonzalez off Mike Dunn. But with two outs and runners on the corners, A.J. Ramos struck out Nolan Arenado.The Marlins gained a two-run edge in the sixth inning, capitalizing on DJ LeMahieu's throwing error, which accounted for one unearned run. Reed Johnson led off with a pinch-hit double, and he moved to third on Christian Yelich's groundout to short. After Jeff Baker's walk put runners on the corners, Stanton chopped a grounder near the third-base line. Colorado forced out Baker at second, but LeMahieu's throw to first sailed wildly. Stanton was awarded second on the error.Johnson scored the go-ahead run on Stanton's RBI fielder's choice. Stanton stole third and scored on McGehee's single to center.One of the early-season story lines to follow for the Marlins is how lefty-hitting first baseman Garrett Jones does against southpaws. For the second straight game, he had a chance. After going hitless in four at-bats with a walk on Opening Night, Jones delivered a second-inning single to center that set the stage for a two-run inning.Jones scored from first on Jarrod Saltalamacchia's RBI double to left. Adeiny Hechavarria's sacrifice fly gave Eovaldi a two-run cushion.After breezing through three innings, striking out five, Eovaldi surrendered two runs in the fourth. A one-out walk to Gonzalez put the inning in motion. Troy Tulowitzki laced an RBI double to the gap in right-center.Justin Morneau reached on an infield single on a little popup that landed perfectly on the grass beyond the reach of Eovaldi and in front of the infield dirt near shortstop. The hit put runners on the corners, and the Rockies tied it at 2 on Wilin Rosario's sacrifice fly to right.Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
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