Weathers (5-6) allowed a run on three hits and two walks over 6.1 innings Sunday, striking out six and earning a win over Toronto.
Weathers loaded the bases with no outs in the first inning but escaped the threat unscathed. He didn't allow another runner into scoring position until Luis De Los Santos doubled and later scored in the seventh. At one point, Weathers retired 16 consecutive batters. He posted a 4.02 ERA over 15.2 innings after returning from a three-month stint on the injured list. Weathers finishes the 2024 season with a 3.63 ERA and an 80:24 K:BB through 86.2 frames.
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Marlins' Anthony Bender: Earns first save
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Bender issued one walk over 1.1 scoreless innings Sunday, striking out two and earning a save against the Blue Jays.
Bender threw just 13 of 25 pitches for strikes but still closed out the 3-1 win without much trouble. It was his first outing of more than one inning pitched since July 26. Bender finishes his 2024 season at 5-2 with a 4.08 ERA, one save, 15 holds and a 59:18 K:BB through 53 frames.
Marlins' Dane Myers: Homers, drives in five in win
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Myers went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and five RBI in Saturday's 8-1 win over the Blue Jays.
Myers doubled home two runs in the sixth inning and then broke the game open with a three-run homer in the eighth. The long ball was the 28-year-old's first since July 6, as he missed over two months with a fractured left ankle. On the year, he's batting .264 with three home runs, 19 RBI, 17 runs scored and four steals across just 104 plate appearances with the Marlins.
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Marlins' Xzavion Curry: Goes five innings in win
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Curry (2-2) earned the win against the Blue Jays on Saturday, allowing one run on two hits and one walk with one strikeout over five innings.
Curry drew his first start since July 23 and rebounded from a solo homer in the first inning with four scoreless frames. The 26-year-old generated just two whiffs on 65 pitches but fired 42 strikes and limited hard contact. He'll finish the season with a 4.64 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 28:7 K:BB across 42.2 innings with the Guardians and Marlins.
Stowers isn't in Miami's lineup for Saturday's game against Toronto.
Stowers will take a seat for the Marlins' penultimate game after going 0-for-13 with seven strikeouts over his last five contests. His absence will open a spot in center field for Dane Myers to start while batting seventh.
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Marlins' Otto Lopez: Not starting Saturday
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Lopez isn't in the Marlins' lineup for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays.
Although Lopez has gone 8-for-18 and scored five runs during his five-game hitting streak, the Marlins will sit him down Saturday while Javier Sanoja picks up a start at the keystone.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Getting Saturday off
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Fortes isn't in the Marlins' lineup for Saturday's game against Toronto.
Fortes went 0-for-4 during Friday's series opener and will now hand catching duties over to Jhonny Pereda, who will bat ninth.
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Marlins' Adam Oller: Yields four runs in win
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Oller (2-4) allowed four runs on eight hits and two walks over five innings Friday, striking out three and taking a loss against Toronto.
Oller coughed up three runs in the third inning before Ernie Clement smacked a solo homer in the fourth. Oller still picked up a fairly easy win as the Marlins exploded for 15 runs. Since his last win Aug. 25, he was 0-3 with a 5.00 ERA over a five-start stretch. He posted a 5.30 ERA over 52.2 innings between Triple-A Columbus and Triple-A Jacksonville. Oller then produced a 5.31 ERA with a 36:22 K:BB through 42.1 MLB innings.
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Marlins' Griffin Conine: Goes deep in win
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Conine went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Friday's win over Toronto.
Conine hit a two-run single during Miami's three-run fourth inning before knocking a solo shot in the seventh. It was his third home run in his 28th career MLB appearance and two of those have come in his last seven games. Conine is slashing .257/.321/.446 over 81 plate appearances.
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Marlins' Jonah Bride: Goes deep twice
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Bride went 2-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI and a walk in Friday's win over the Blue Jays.
Bride knocked a two-run homer in the first inning and capped off Miami's 15-run outburst with a solo shot in the eighth. He's gone 9-for-21 (.429) with four home runs over his last five games. Bride is up to 11 homers this season with an .814 OPS and 36 RBI through 264 plate appearances.
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Marlins' Xavier Edwards: Triples-happy in Friday's win
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Edwards went 4-for-6 with three triples, four RBI and two runs scored in Friday's win over Toronto.
Edwards knocked a pair of two-run triples in the second and seventh innings, sandwiched around another triple in the fourth. He became the first Marlin to ever rack up three triples in a game. It was Edwards' fourth consecutive multi-hit contest, during which he had five extra-base hits and seven RBI. For the year, he owns an impressive .327/.396/.420 slash line with 17 extra-base hits and 37 runs scored through 68 games.
The Marlins activated Baumann from the paternity list Friday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
Baumann missed the series against the Twins earlier this week while welcoming a new addition to the family, but he will be back in the bullpen for the Marlins' final games of the season in Toronto. He has allowed 10 runs with a 17:4 K:BB over 12.1 innings during his time with Miami.
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Marlins' Declan Cronin: Goes on IL with knee tendinitis
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The Marlins placed Cronin on the 15-day injured list Friday with left knee tendinitis, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
Cronin dealt with an undisclosed injury a few weeks ago, but it's unclear whether that was related to his current issue. The reliever's season will end with him having posted a 4.35 ERA and 72:25 K:BB over 70.1 innings covering 56 appearances.
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Marlins' Jesus Sanchez: Swipes bag, reaches four times
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Sanchez went 3-for-6 with a walk and a stolen base in Thursday's extra-innings win over Minnesota.
Sanchez drew a walk in the fifth inning and then reached base on singles in each of his next three trips to the plate, but he was left stranded on each occasion. He was, however, able to swipe his 15th bag of the season and his fifth in the month of September while also extending his hitting streak to five games. The performance marked Sanchez's eighth game this season in which he tallied three or more hits. On the downside, he's struck out multiple times in three straight contests.
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Marlins' Xavier Edwards: Reaches five times in win
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Edwards went 2-for-4 with an RBI, three runs, three walks and a stolen base in Thursday's extra-innings win over the Twins.
The infielder walked to lead off the contest before coming around to score Miami's first run on a Jake Burger double. Edwards later added an RBI single in the fifth, a double in the ninth and a stolen base in the 13th after drawing his third walk of the contest. He scored three times on the night, which marked a season high, as did his three free passes. He's tallied multiple hits in three straight games and is up to 31 stolen bases on the campaign, with nine of those thefts coming in September.
