Blue Jays rout Marlins behind Sánchez grand slam

TORONTO (Interstat) — Jesús Sánchez hit a grand slam and drove in four runs as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Miami Marlins 8-1 on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre.

Sánchez’s sixth-inning blast to right field capped a six-run frame that broke the game open. George Springer had three hits and an RBI for Toronto, which improved to 26-29. Ernie Clement and Yohendrick Piñango each homered.

Spencer Miles earned his first win, allowing one earned run on three hits over 4 1/3 innings with three strikeouts. Tanner Andrews, Adam Macko, Braydon Fisher and Yariel Rodríguez combined for 4 2/3 scoreless innings of relief.

Sandy Alcantara took the loss, dropping to 3-4. Miami’s only run came in the fifth on an RBI single by Heriberto Hernández.

The Marlins managed five hits. Toronto had 12.

Kazuma Okamoto’s two-out single in the third put Toronto ahead 2-0. Heriberto Hernández tied it for Miami in the fifth with an RBI single, but Springer’s go-ahead single in the sixth started the decisive rally.

Attendance was 42,815. Time of game was 2:35. Miami fell to 26-30.