Miles, Andrews take unique paths to Blue Jays’ mound
Tanner Andrews made his MLB debut for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Miami Marlins, pitching two scoreless innings. Spencer Miles earned the win, improving to 2-0, after recovering from multiple surgeries. The Blue Jays secured an 8-1 victory with notable performances, including a grand slam from Jesus Sanchez.
- ▪Tanner Andrews debuted for the Blue Jays after a long career in the minors and independent leagues.
- ▪Spencer Miles, who underwent significant surgeries, pitched 4 1/3 innings to earn the win.
- ▪The Blue Jays hit four home runs and had a total of 12 hits in their victory over the Marlins.
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Open this photo in gallery:Pitcher Tanner Andrews made his MLB debut for the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday against the Miami Marlins, getting into the game in the ninth inning.Vaughn Ridley/Getty ImagesShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountWell, that was wild, especially Miami’s Sandy Alcantara.The former Cy Young Award winner hit four Blue Jays batters on Tuesday night, including Kazuma Okamoto on the first pitch after Jesus Sanchez hit a grand slam in the sixth inning that propelled Toronto to an 8-1 victory.Alcantara was roughed up for eight runs and eight hits in 5 2/3rds innings and was booed off the field by a partisan crowd that believed he had ill intentions when he struck Okamoto.Toronto manager John Schneider said he didn’t believe…
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