Bichette, Blue Jays rally for 3 in 9th to beat Marlins 6-5

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scored the winning run on Joe Panik's sacrifice fly, capping a three-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave the Toronto Blue Jays a 6-5 victory over the skidding Miami Marlins on Wednesday night.

Bo Bichette tied it with a two-run triple in the ninth, and Randal Grichuk hit two solo homers to help Toronto improve to 2-0 this season in its temporary Buffalo home.

Panik lofted a one-out fly in a steady rain against reliever Yimi García (3-4) and reached safely when center fielder Starling Marte dropped the ball for an error.

With the Blue Jays trailing 5-3, Reese McGuire and Marcus Semien started the ninth with singles and Bichette drove in both with a triple to right field. Guerrero and Teoscar Hernández were walked intentionally to load the bases before Grichuk hit into a force play, setting the stage for Panik.

Anthony Castro (1-1) pitched a hitless ninth.

Corey Dickerson, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Jesús Aguilar and Marte homered for Miami, which has lost five straight. Marlins starter Pablo López tied his career high with nine strikeouts over four innings.

Toronto rookie right-hander Alek Manoah, a native of Homestead, Florida, ran into trouble against his hometown team and allowed three home runs in the first three innings and left with the bases loaded in the fourth. Manoah tossed six shutout innings in his major league debut last Thursday at Yankee Stadium. Against Miami, the 23-year-old allowed four hits and three walks and struck out five.

López, who also had nine strikeouts on April 18 against San Francisco, fanned seven of eight batters at one point, with Grichuk's second homer of the night interrupting the impressive streak.

Dickerson opened the scoring with a one-out solo shot in the second inning, his...

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