Ryan McMahon's homer lifts Rockies to 3-2 win over Marlins

DENVER (AP) — Ryan McMahon hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Monday night in a matchup of the NL's worst teams.

Colorado (49-83) and Miami (47-84), which entered the majors together in 1993, are both rebuilding and fielded lineups featuring young players. Griffin Conine, the son of former Marlins franchise icon Jeff Conine, made his major league debut as a pinch-hitter in the fifth inning. He struck out.

McMahon led off the sixth against Edward Cabrera (2-6) with a 438-foot drive to center field, his 17th homer of the season. It was the only extra-base hit of the game.

The Rockies' bullpen worked four scoreless innings. Jake Bird (2-2) pitched the sixth and Tyler Kinley got the final three outs for his seventh save.

Rockies starter Ryan Feltner, who was forced out of a start after one inning on Aug. 7 and landed on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder strain, held the Marlins scoreless through four innings but yielded Jesus Sanchez's two-run single in the fifth.

Feltner hasn't won since April 10 at Toronto, a winless streak of 21 starts.

The Rockies tied it in the bottom of the fifth on Aaron Schunk's RBI groundout and Jake Cave's run-scoring single.

Cabrera gave up six hits and struck out eight in 5 1/3 innings.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Marlins: SS Xavier Edwards (sore back) was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Saturday.

Rockies: OF Brenton Doyle was scratched with right leg soreness. … To make room for Feltner on the roster, LHP Lucas Gilbreath (left shoulder inflammation) was placed on the 15-day IL.

UP NEXT

Marlins RHP Roddery Munoz (2-7, 5.98 ERA) will start opposite Colorado RHP Cal Quantrill (8-9, 4.56) on Tuesday night.

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Miami Marlins' Jake Burger flies out against Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Ryan Feltner in the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Ryan Feltner works agianst the Miami Marlins in the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Rockies' Nolan Jones strikes out against Miami Marlins starting pitcher Edward Cabrera to end the second inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Miami Marlins left fielder Kyle Stowers pulls in a fly ball off the bat of Colorado Rockies' Ryan McMahon to end the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Edward Cabrera works against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Rockies second baseman Brendan Rodgers, front right, tags out Miami Marlins' Nick Fortes, left, at second as Fortes was trying to stretch a single into a double in the third inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Miami Marlins' Jesús Sanchez follows the flight of his single off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Ryan Feltner to rive in two runs in the fifth inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon throws to first base to put out Miami Marlins' Nick Fortes in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Rockies' Aaron Schunk (30) hugs Ryan McMahon (24) who returns to the dugout after hitting a solo home run off Miami Marlins starting pitcher Edward Cabrera in the sixth inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Miami Marlins pinch-hitter Griffin Conine, right, swings at a pitch while facing Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Tyler Kinley in the ninth inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Rockies' Ryan McMahon follows the flight of his solo home run off Miami Marlins starting pitcher Edward Cabrera in the sixth inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball teams will have advertising on their helmets during the postseason.

MLB said Friday it reached a deal for the postseason ads through 2027 with Strauss, a German apparel company that entered the U.S. market last year.

Ads of 5-by-0.92 inches (12.7-by-2.3 centimeters) will be on each side of every helmet featuring “STRAUSS” in capital letters in white alongside the company's ostrich logo silhouetted by a red square, with an alternate color for red helmets.

Strauss also will appear on the helmets of the 120 affiliated minor league teams from 2025-27.

MLB previously had helmet ads in select international games dating to at least 2000 and has allowed jersey ads since 2023. The general use of ads was agreed to by the players' association in the 2022 labor contract, and 23 of the 30 teams have jersey patch ads.

Engelbert Strauss GmbH & Co. KG was founded in 1948.

Major League Soccer became the first of the major North American leagues to allow jersey ads in 2007. The NBA started selling sponsorship logos for the 2017-18 season, and the NHL launched helmet ads for the 2020-21 season and began jersey advertising the following season.

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This image provided by Major League Baseball shows Strauss branded batting helmets taken at Major League Baseball Headquarters, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in New York. (Mary DeCicco/Major League Baseball via AP)