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Xavier Edwards hits 3 triples to send the Marlins past the Blue Jays
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Xavier Edwards hits 3 triples to send the Marlins past the Blue Jays

MLB: Miami Marlins at Toronto Blue JaysSeptember 27, 2024; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Miami Marlins right fielder Jesus Sanchez (12) scores a run and celebrates with left fielder Griffin Conine (56) against the Toronto Blue Jays in the fourth inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory attribution: Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images

Xavier Edwards had four hits, including a major league record three triples, and four RBIs, helping the visiting Miami Marlins to a 15-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.

Jonah Bride added a two-run home run and a solo shot for the Marlins (60-100). Griffin Conine scored a solo shot in the opening game of a three-game series.

Ernie Clement hit a home run and Alejandro Kirk went 2-for-5, extending his winning streak to 18 games for Toronto (74-86).

Toronto right-hander Jose Berrios (16-11) failed to earn his 100th career win, allowing six runs, six hits and three walks in three innings. He crossed out four.

Miami right-hander Adam Oller (2-4) allowed four runs, eight hits and two walks in five innings. He struck out three.

Miami led 3-0 after the first game. Connor Norby singled and scored after Jesus Sanchez’s double to center. Bride followed with a two-run shot to left.

The Marlins extended the lead to 5-0 in the second period. Former Blue Jay Otto Lopez hit a single, Kyle Stowers walked and Edwards hit a triple into the right field corner to bring in both runners.

Miami added one in the third. Sanchez walked, took third on Lopez’s two-out single and scored on a wild pitch.

The Blue Jays responded with three runs in the bottom of the third period. Leo Jimenez blooped a single to right and George Springer walked. Nathan Lukes hit an RBI double to right and Spencer Horwitz hit a two-run single to cut Toronto’s deficit to 6-3.

Miami scored three goals in game four against Easton Lucas. Edward made a three to right and scored on Jake Burger’s single. Sanchez and Bride each walked, and Conine broke his bat on a two-run bloop single to right to make it 9-3.

Clement led off the bottom of the fourth with his 12th home run, cutting the deficit to 9-4.

Marlins reliever Anthony Veneziano hit Jonatan Clase with a pitch to lead off the sixth. Jimenez hit a single and Lukes walked to load the bases with one out. Mike Baumann replaced Veneziano and gave up a sacrifice fly to Vladimir Guerrero Jr., cutting the Marlins’ lead to 9-5. Baumann struck out Horwitz to end the inning.

Conine led off Lucas in the seventh with his third home run of the season. Former Marlin Brett de Geus took over, replacing Lopez and Stowers. Edwards hit a two-run triple, Norby followed with an RBI single and Burger extended the lead to 14-5 with an RBI double.

Ryan Burr hit Bride’s 11th home run off the eighth to give the Blue Jays a 15-5 lead.

Toronto catcher Tyler Heineman threw out the ninth pitch and allowed a single in a scoreless inning.

Miami manager Skip Schumaker will leave the team for the final two games of the season due to family health issues.

–Field level media

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