Pearson expected to start as Blue Jays host the Marlins

Posted August 12, 2020 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Miami Marlins (7-4, first in the NL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (6-8, fourth in the NL East)

Buffalo, New York; Wednesday, 6:37 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Jordan Yamamoto (0-0, 9.00 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 4 strikeouts) Blue Jays: Nate Pearson (0-0, 2.70 ERA, .90 WHIP, 10 strikeouts)

LINE: Blue Jays favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays play the Miami Marlins on Wednesday.

The Blue Jays went 35-46 at home in 2019. Toronto hit .236 as a team with 3.3 extra base hits per game and 270 total doubles last year.

The Marlins finished 27-54 in road games in 2019. Miami pitchers struck out 8.5 hitters per game last season with a staff ERA of 4.74.

The teams meet for the first time this year. Toronto leads the season series 1-0.

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Trent Thornton: (elbow), Ken Giles: (right elbow), Yennsy Diaz: (lat), Derek Fisher: (left quad).

Marlins: Drew Steckenrider: (elbow), Richard Bleier: (left tricep), Jorge Alfaro: (undisclosed).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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