TORONTO – In the span of two pitches Tuesday, a rather quiet game turned into something more dramatic.

Heading into the bottom of the sixth inning, the Blue Jays had a narrow 2-1 lead thanks to some strong pitching led by Spencer Miles. Yet with former Cy Young winner Sandy Alcantara on the mound for the Marlins, the direction of the game switched in a matter of moments.

First, Jesus Sanchez turned on a 99-m.p.h. fastball, hitting it over the right-field wall for a grand slam. Then, on the very next pitch, Alcantara hit Kazuma Okamoto in the hip.

It was the fourth hit batter of the last two innings for Alcantara, which naturally leads to suspicion. But mitigating those concerns, all four came on off-speed pitches and Alcantara looked to Okamoto as he left........

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