Blue Jays edge Marlins 2‑1 in tight pitchers’ duel

TORONTO (Interstat) — Jeff Hoffman earned the win and Tyler Rogers notched the save as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Miami Marlins 2-1 on Wednesday afternoon at Rogers Centre. The attendance was 42,372 and the game lasted 2 hours, 55 minutes.

Miami opened the scoring in the first inning when Otto Lopez singled to center field, scoring Xavier Edwards. Lopez finished 4-for-4 with an RBI. Toronto tied the game in the fifth on Nathan Lukes’ double and took the lead in the sixth.

Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman allowed one run on six hits over five innings with five strikeouts. Marlins starter Eury Pérez struck out nine over four scoreless innings, allowing three hits. Hoffman pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings and Rogers worked a perfect ninth for his second save.

Andrew Nardi took the loss for Miami, allowing one run in 1 1/3 innings. The win improved Toronto to 27-29, while Miami fell to 26-31. The Blue Jays took two of three in the series.