MLB

Toronto Blue Jays at Miami Marlins

· Major League Baseball
Toronto Blue Jays
40-35, 21-22 Away
Final
2 - 0
Miami Marlins
42-32, 22-14 Home

Clement and Springer hit RBI singles in the 8th in the Blue Jays' 2-0 win over the Marlins

Yusei Kikuchi allowed two hits and struck out six in six innings to help Toronto even the series after falling 11-0 in the opener Monday night. The Blue Jays ended a 19-inning scoreless streak in the eighth against Tanner Scott (4-2).

Miami’s Luis Arraez went 1 for 4, dropping his major league-leading batting average to .398. The Marlins had won five in a row.

“These guys don’t quit,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “We’re right in the middle of a playoff spot. They understand there’s going to be ups and downs. Today was big. Huge win.”

Santiago Espinal had a pinch one-out double and Clement followed with a pinch RBI single. Clement advanced on centerfielder Garrett Hampson’s throw to the plate and raced home from second after Springer’s broken bat single to left.

“Guys were ready. It’s a credit to them for being ready and understanding the spots,” Schneider said. “Especially, for a guy like Ernie, who doesn’t play much.”

Yimi García (2-3) was the winner, pitching the seventh. Erik Swanson gave up Nick Fortes’ one-out double and Joey Wendle’s infield single in the eighth, and Tim Mayza relieved and retired pinch-hitter Jesús Sánchez on a 5-4-3 double play.

Jordan Romano closed with a scoreless ninth for his 21st save.

Kikuchi retired the first nine before Arraez’s leadoff single in the fourth. Arraez was quickly erased after Jorge Soler grounded into a double play.

“I felt all my pitches were working really well today,” Kikuchi said through a translator. “I don’t think it would have gone well if I were thinking about going deep into the game to save the bullpen. I was thinking about one pitch at a time and one batter at a time.”

Matt Chapman had two hits and walked for the Blue Jays.

“Obviously, we haven’t been able to score as many runs as we’d like lately but to be able to keep them from scoring runs going to the ninth with a two-run lead was big,” Chapman said.

Marlins rookie Eury Pérez limited Toronto to three hits and struck out nine in his eighth career start. The 20-year-old right-hander was lifted after 80 pitches.

“We talk about Arraez all the time but what this kid did against one of the better lineups in the league was really impressive to watch,” Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said.

Pérez gave up two of the hits to Chapman, who doubled and singled.

“He’s got really good stuff,” Chapman said. “I was able to stay through that off-speed pitch the first at bat and the second at bat, I jumped on a fastball. Just tried not to do too much with it.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Blue Jays: 1B-DH Brandon Belt (left hamstring inflammation) ran the bases and hit off a machine before the game as he nears a return to the active list. ... RHP Zac Pop (right hamstring strain) will make a rehab appearance with Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday.

Marlins: RHP Johnny Cueto (right biceps tightness) is scheduled to make a rehab start with Triple-A Jacksonville on Thursday.

UP NEXT

Toronto RHP Kevin Gausman (6-3, 3.01) will start the series finale Wednesday against RHP Sandy Alcantara (2-5, 4.97).

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Matchup Prediction

Marlins: 56.8%
Blue Jays: 43.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Gurriel lined out to center.
9th Inning De La Cruz doubled to left.
9th Inning Soler flied out to center.
9th Inning Arraez lined out to left.
9th Inning Romano relieved Mayza
9th Inning Jansen flied out to left.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
6 Ground Balls 10
15 Strikeouts 7
2 Runs Batted In 0
0 Sacrifice Hit 1
7 Hits 6
1 Stolen Bases 0
1 Walks 0
0 Catcher Interference 0
2 Runs 0
1 Ground Into Double Play 2
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
33 At Bats 30
0 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
9 Runners Left On Base 8
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
3 Doubles 2
12 Fly Balls 14
0 Caught Stealing 0
140 Pitches 132
0 Games Started 0
2 Pinch At Bats 2
2 Pinch Hits 1
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 0
10 Total Bases 8
34 Plate Appearances 31
0.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
3 Extra Base Hits 2
2.0 Runs Created 0.6
.212 Batting Average .200
1.000 Pinch Hit Average .500
.303 Slugging Percentage .267
.152 Secondary Average .067
.235 On Base Percentage .200
.538 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .467
0.5 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.7
2.0 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 0.6
22.0 Batter Rating 10.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
4.12 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.26
.091 Isolated Power .067
0.07 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.00
.029 Walks Per Plate Appearance .000
-.061 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.133
4.0 Runs Produced 0.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 0.0
0.3 Patience Ratio 0.3
0.4 Balls In Play Average 0.3
70.3 MLB Rating 65.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

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Location: Miami, Florida
Attendance: 9,809 | Capacity:

2024 American League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 94 68 .580 - W1
Baltimore 91 71 .562 3 W3
Boston 81 81 .500 13 W1
Tampa Bay 80 82 .494 14 L1
Toronto 74 88 .457 20 L3

2024 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Philadelphia 95 67 .586 - W1
Atlanta 89 73 .549 6 W1
New York 89 73 .549 6 L1
Washington 71 91 .438 24 L1
Miami 62 100 .383 33 W4
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