MLB

Miami Marlins at Toronto Blue Jays

· Major League Baseball
Miami Marlins
61-100, 31-49 Away
Final
8 - 1
Toronto Blue Jays
74-87, 39-41 Home

Dane Myers drives in career-best 5 RBIs as the Marlins beat slumping Blue Jays 8-1

Miami’s Jesús Sánchez scored three runs for the second straight game.

Bench coach Luis Urueta managed the Marlins in the next-to-last game of the season after manager Skip Schumaker returned home to California because of a family medical issue.

“I know he was watching,” said Urueta, who will also handle Sunday’s season finale.

Myers was activated off the 60-day injured list Tuesday. He fractured his left ankle when he kicked a door out of frustration after being ejected in a 10-6 loss at Cincinnati on July 13.

“I’m so happy for him, especially what he’s been through the last two months,” Urueta said. “To be able to come here today and do what he did, it’s pretty cool.”

Myers said it was tough being on the sidelines while injured.

“Sitting in the hotel watching the boys play was tough,” he said. “I think the mental rehab was a little bit harder than the physical rehab.”

Xzavion Curry (2-2) allowed one run and two hits in five innings in his first start with Miami, which won its third straight.

“Outstanding job,” Urueta said of Curry. “He attacked the zone, threw strikes.”

Darren McCaughan pitched the final four innings and earned his second save in two chances.

Miami had been winless in its past eight series against Toronto, losing six and splitting two. The Marlins swept a three-game road series against the Blue Jays in June 2009.

Nathan Lukes hit his first career home run for the Blue Jays — a solo shot in the first inning — but Toronto lost for the ninth time in 11 games. The Blue Jays are 7-16 in September.

Toronto slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 0 for 4 with a strikeout to remain one hit shy of 200. Manager John Schneider said Guerrero might lead off Sunday.

Blue Jays starter Yariel Rodríguez (1-8) wrapped up his rookie season by losing his fifth straight decision.

“It’s not exactly the year that I really wanted,” Rodríguez said through a translator. “I know I can be better than that.”

The 27-year-old right-hander allowed three runs and four hits in five-plus innings. He walked two and struck out five.

Both of Rodríguez’s walks came in the first, and both scored on two-out, RBI hits by Jonah Bride and Conine.

Lukes cut the deficit in half by homering off Curry in the bottom of the inning, but Miami added three more in the sixth. Myers hit a bases-loaded double off the top of the right field wall that chased reliever Brendon Little before Jhonny Pereda added an RBI single off Erik Swanson.

Myers homered off Génesis Cabrera in the eighth, his third of the season.

ROSTER MOVES

Blue Jays: Toronto recalled RHP Nick Robertson from Triple-A Buffalo and optioned LHP Easton Lucas to the Spring Training Complex.

UP NEXT

LHP Ryan Weathers (4-6, 3.81 ERA) is expected to start for Miami in Sunday’s season finale. The Blue Jays had not named a starter.

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Matchup Prediction

Blue Jays: 59.8%
Marlins: 40.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Kirk fouled out to first.
9th Inning Horwitz singled to left, Springer to second.
9th Inning Guerrero Jr. struck out swinging.
9th Inning Lukes flied out to center.
9th Inning Springer walked.
9th Inning Burger flied out to right.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
10 Ground Balls 10
8 Strikeouts 5
8 Runs Batted In 1
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
11 Hits 4
1 Stolen Bases 1
2 Walks 2
0 Catcher Interference 0
8 Runs 1
0 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
37 At Bats 30
1 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
10 Runners Left On Base 9
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
3 Doubles 0
19 Fly Balls 15
0 Caught Stealing 0
145 Pitches 119
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
17 Total Bases 7
39 Plate Appearances 32
162.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
4 Extra Base Hits 1
5.9 Runs Created 0.7
.297 Batting Average .133
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.459 Slugging Percentage .233
.243 Secondary Average .200
.333 On Base Percentage .188
.793 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .421
0.5 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.7
6.1 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 0.7
53.0 Batter Rating 12.0
37.0 At Bats Per Home Run 30.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
3.72 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.72
.162 Isolated Power .100
0.25 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.40
.051 Walks Per Plate Appearance .063
-.054 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .067
16.0 Runs Produced 2.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.5 Patience Ratio 0.3
0.4 Balls In Play Average 0.1
95.3 MLB Rating 65.0
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Rogers Centre

Location: Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 35,733 | Capacity:

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

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
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