With a 5-1 lead going into the ninth inning, the Miami Marlins called on Kyle Barraclough to shut the Jays down in a non-save situation. Kendrys Morales greeted him with a single into center field, then advanced to second on a wild pitch. Randel Grichuk followed with a walk, then Barraclough struck out Kevin Pillar. It looked like everything would be all right for a moment there, then Danny Jensen singled up the middle to Starlin Castro. Castro fielded it, but couldn’t get the ball to double-play partner JT Riddle.
The Marlins brought out new closer Drew Steckenrider with the bases loaded to bail Barraclough out of trouble, and it started out ok.