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Marlins 15-5 Blue Jays (September 27, 2024) Game Recap
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Marlins 15-5 Blue Jays (September 27, 2024) Game Recap

TORONTO – Xavier Edwards had the first three-triple game in the majors since 2014Jonah Bride hit two home runs and the Miami Marlins set a season-high in runs scored with a 15-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.

Edwards hit a sharp grounder down the right field line for a triple in the second inning, scored another three-bagger in the fourth with a fly ball into the gap in right-center and hit a line drive in the seventh that one-hopped the wall right for his third triple. He became the first Marlins player with three triples in a game and finished the game 4 for 6 with four RBI and two runs scored.

“I was confident in all three,” Edwards said. “I didn’t hesitate.”

Midway through the game, the Marlins announced that manager Skip Schumaker would miss the final two games due to a family health issue. Substitute coach Luis Urueta will lead the team this weekend.

Schumaker said he told players about his impending absence in an “emotional” team meeting after batting practice.

Marlins slugger Jake Burger called Schumaker “one of the best in the business.” Schumacher’s contract expires at the end of the season.

“He helped with a lot of things, not just on the field but off the field,” Burger said.

Edwards said he was grateful to Schumaker for giving him a first taste of regular season.

“Great person, great manager, great baseball person,” Edwards said. “I love playing for Skip.”

Marlins outfielder Griffin Conine hit a home run against the team that drafted him in 2018 and drove in three runs.

Bride hit a two-run homer in the first inning and added a solo hit in the eighth inning, his 11th of the season, in the first multi-homer game of his career.

Burger had three hits and drove in two runs, and Jesús Sánchez scored three times while the Marlins tallied 17 hits, including one against position player Tyler Heineman in the ninth inning.

Adam Oller (2-4) went 0-3 with a 6.43 ERA in four starts in September, but ended his losing streak by allowing four runs and eight hits in five innings. Oller walked two and struck out three.

The Marlins didn’t arrive at their Toronto hotel until after 5 a.m. EDT after a 13-inning win at Minnesota on Thursday night, but showed no signs of fatigue against the Blue Jays.

Sánchez opened the scoring with an RBI double against José Berríos in the first, and Bride followed with a drive to left.

Edwards’ two-run triple in the second made it 5-0, and Sánchez scored on a wild pitch in the third.

“I think we all lost a lot of adrenaline tonight,” Edwards said.

Berríos (16-11) allowed six runs and six hits in three innings in his final start of the season, as many runs as he had in his previous five starts combined. The right-hander lost his second straight start after winning the previous seven.

“It’s frustrating that this is his last appearance of the year,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “He just didn’t have his stuff tonight.”

Ernie Clement hit his 12th home run for Toronto. The Blue Jays fell to 7-15 in September.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 2 for 4 with one RBI. He has 199 hits, the second-highest total in the majors behind Kansas City’s Bobby Witt Jr.

TRAINER ROOM

Miami: Placed RHP Declan Cronin (left knee) on the 15-day injured list and activated RHP Mike Baumann from the paternity list.

NEXT

RHP Yariel Rodríguez (1-7, 4.41 ERA) is scheduled to start for the Blue Jays on Saturday. The Marlins had not named a starter.

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AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

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