Rockies batters so smothered Brewers starter Matt Garza on Tuesday that the right-hander pondered during the middle innings whether he might be tipping pitches. He was concerned enough to confer with catcher Jonathan Lucroy to make a mid-game change to their signs.

With six doubles in Tuesday night’s 5-2 victory over the Brewers, the Rockies have 12 doubles through the season’s first two games to tie the 1912 New York Giants for the Major League record.

Brewers shortstop Jean Segura thought he had a broken nose. Instead, he suffered only a scare during Tuesday’s 5-2 loss to the Rockies at Miller Park.

The Orioles pounced early to fuel a 6-5 win over the Rays on Tuesday night at Tropicana Field.

In the Rockies’ 5-2 win Tuesday at Miller Park, they hit three doubles during a three-run fourth, and six overall, to total 12 two-baggers over the first two games, which ties a big league record. Jordan Lyles also gave Colorado a quality start in its second straight victory vs. the Brewers.

All 30 teams are back in action Wednesday with some intriguing matchups on tap, including Rick Porcello and Aaron Harang debuting with the Red Sox and Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

The top of the first inning took 28 minutes. To Mat Latos, it seemed like it would never end. The Braves sent 12 to the plate and scored seven times off the Marlins’ starter, giving Alex Wood plenty of early support to coast to a 12-2 victory over Miami on Tuesday night. Atlanta also secured the series win at Marlins Park.

In their all-out effort to become relevant again in the National League West and beyond, the Padres are aglow, their season-opening loss notwithstanding. They have loaded up on firepower — offensively and on the mound.

Huston Street, the rare self-represented player, isn’t necessarily self-represented anymore. With extension talks leaking into the regular season, the veteran closer has rehired his former agent, Alan Hendricks, to handle the bulk of negotiations with the Angels and “make it easier for me to focus day to day.” So, Street the closer has essentially fired Street the agent.

We had some fun Tuesday looking at some overreactions to the one-day sample that is Opening Day. But just because we ought to know better than to draw conclusions from early April output doesn’t mean we should ignore the results completely. With that in mind, here are five takeaways from what we’ve seen so far.

The Braves need more people in their corner right about now, at a time when fans are understandably frustrated and the roster has more people coming and going than Peachtree Station.

The Tuesday update on injured Dodgers pitchers Hyun-Jin Ryu and Kenley Jansen was that both are progressing in their recoveries, but neither is close to game action.

An MRI scan of Ryan Braun’s right rib-cage strain provided the Brewers with hope Tuesday that the outfielder will avoid the sort of extended absence that often accompanies core injuries.

Veteran outfielder Cody Ross will reportedly join the A’s after he clears waivers Wednesday, giving the club added outfield depth in the absence of Coco Crisp, who is expected to rehab from elbow surgery for at least six weeks.

Joe Maddon can read all the scouting reports the Cubs’ so-called “brainiacs” provide, but the manager wants to get his eyes on the National League Central players and his opposing managers quickly, so he can help the club get off to a quick start.

Tonight’s game between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field has been postponed due to the forecast of rain and sub-freezing wind chills throughout the evening.

The chances of Justin Verlander being part of the Tigers’ rotation this week ran down with the clock Tuesday, when the Tigers did not make an expected move to the disabled list. “Probably [Wednesday],” team president/general manager Dave Dombrowski said in an email Tuesday evening.