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TORONTO – Dane Myers hit a three-run homer and Xzavion Curry pitched five strong innings to lead the Miami Marlins to an 8-1 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday at the Rogers Centre.
Myers also had a two-run double while Griffin Conine had three of Miami’s 11 hits. Darren McCaughan pitched four shutout innings for his second save.
Nathan Lukes hit his first career home run for the Blue Jays, who were held to four hits on the afternoon.
Miami (61-100) can end a three game sweep in the regular season finale on Sunday. The Marlins are in the basement of the National League East while the Blue Jays are last in the American League East.
Toronto (74-87) has lost nine of its last 14 games.
Slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. stayed one hit away from the 200 mark on the season. It is the highest total for a Blue Jay since Vernon Wells had 215 hits in 2003.
The first two walks cost Toronto starter Yariel Rodriguez (1-8).
Leadoff man Xavier Edwards reached on a free pass and scored on Jonah Bride’s single. Jesus Sanchez also walked and came across when Conine doubled.
Lukes scored Toronto’s lone run in the bottom of the frame when he pulled a slider from Curry (2-2) just over the wall near the right field foul screen.
Rodriguez was in some discomfort in the fourth inning, drawing a visit from manager John Schneider and a trainer. He stayed in the game and retired the next three batters in order.
The right-hander came out in the sixth inning after giving up a leadoff single to Jake Burger.
The Marlins would load the bases against southpaw Brendon Little and add to the lead when Myers missed a grand slam by a few inches.
Burger and Sanchez scored on the double and Conine made it 5-1 on an RBI single by Jhonny Pereda. Lukes made a strong throw to left field on the play to get Myers at the plate to end the inning.
Myers sealed the victory with his homer in the eighth inning off Genesis Cabrera. His third home run of the year was confirmed after video review.
Rodriguez gave up three earned runs, four hits and two walks while striking out five.
Curry allowed one earned run and two hits. He issued one walk and had one strikeout.
The retractable roof was closed for the afternoon. An announced crowd of 35,733 attended.
The game took two hours 33 minutes to play.
JIMENEZ DAY TO DAY
Blue Jays outfielder Leo Jimenez was unavailable due to right knee inflammation.
An MRI scan confirmed there were no structural concerns, Schneider said before the game.
Jimenez jammed his leg when he landed after catching a liner in a 15-5 loss to Florida on Friday night.
SCHUMAKER GONE
Marlins manager Skip Schumaker is away from the team this weekend. He is at home in California due to a health problem in the family.
Bench coach Luis (Pipe) Urueta serves as interim manager.
ROSTER IS MOVING
Before the game, the Blue Jays recalled right-hander Nick Robertson from Triple-A Buffalo.
Left-hander Easton Lucas was selected to the team’s spring training complex.
COMING UP
The Marlins will send left-hander Ryan Weathers to the mound on Sunday. The Blue Jays did not immediately name a starter.
This report was first published by The Canadian Press on September 28, 2024.
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