Shane Bieber returned from Tommy John rehab with a dominant six-inning, nine-strikeout outing for Toronto, allowing only two hits and one run while 87 pitches kept the Blue Jays ahead 5-1 before a 5-2 final. Javier Sanoja homered for Miami in the second, but Bieber's long-awaited return instantly bolstered Toronto's rotation.

Traded from Cleveland on July 31 after four rehabilitation outings, Bieber was the 2020 AL Cy Young winner who posted a 1.63 ERA and 122 Ks that season in a 60-game slate. This debut signals the Jays’ win-now push and gives fantasy managers a frontline starter returning to form after elbow surgery.

In a matchup heavy with narratives, Bieber’s performance reunites him with a team he’ll anchor going forward, while the Marlins got a rare burst from Sanoja in a game Toronto controlled for most of the night. The Jays walk away with a quality-start victory and a valuable rotation asset at the top of the order.