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MIAMI — The Toronto Blue Jays and the host Miami Marlins have each snapped four-game losing streaks during this series.On Sunday http://www.marinersfanproshop.com/authentic-jay-buhner-jersey , they play the rubber game of the set, and both starting pitchers will be looking for firsts.In the case of Miami’s Jeff Brigham, everything will be a first because Sunday will mark his major league debut. He takes the rotation spot held by fellow rookie right-hander Pablo Lopez (2-4, 4.14 ERA), who will miss the rest of the season with a shoulder injury.Article continues below ...On the other side, Toronto right-hander Sean Reid-Foley (0-2, 8.68) will also be looking for the first win of his major league career.Brigham, 26, had a 2.36 ERA in the minors this year, the second-best figure of any starter in Miami’s organization.A former Washington Huskies pitcher Denard Span Jersey , Brigham was a fourth-round pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2014 and was traded to the Marlins the following year.Because of injuries, Brigham made just 11 starts at Class A in 2017. But he bounced back this season, dominating Double-A with a 4-1 record and a 1.18 ERA. And after getting promoted to Triple-A New Orleans, he went 5-2 with a 3.44 ERA.“Brigham’s best pitch is his fastball, which can get up to 98 (mph) and has late, arm-side run,” Baseball America scouts wrote about the 6-foot, 200-pounder. “He has a low 80s slider that has plus potential, and he has shown feel for his changeup, which is clearly his third-best pitch.“He has to improve his control and show he can stay healthy.”In the past Guillermo Heredia Jersey , Brigham had been slowed by elbow, shoulder and oblique injuries.“Jeff is a guy we’ve been talking about even before the Lopez injury,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. “We were looking at ways to get him starts. Now we should be able to get him four or five starts.”Meanwhile, Reid-Foley is making his third start of the season after his major league debut on Aug. 13.In his most recent start, Reid-Foley lasted just 4 1/3 innings, allowing six earned runs in an 11-6 loss to the Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 18.“Our starting pitching has been getting hit around pretty good the past week or 10 days,” Jays manager John Gibbons said. “It’s putting us behind the eight-ball.”On Sunday, Reid-Foley could be facing two players just off the disabled list. Rookie center fielder Lewis Brinson, who had been out with a hip injury, returned to the lineup on Saturday and went 1-for-4. He is batting just .187 this season.“I’m better than that http://www.marinersfanproshop.com/authentic-ben-gamel-jersey ,” Brinson said of his current batting average and a stretch this year where he went 1-for-36 with 15 strikeouts.“It’s been disappointing. Some things didn’t go my way, but I’m just trying to have a strong last month.”Before he got hurt, Brinson hit .267 in June, offering some hope.Meanwhile, Marlins veteran third baseman Martin Prado also came off the DL on Saturday and went 1-for-4 with a three-run double to deep left-center field, leading Miami to a 6-3 win.“I hope it starts a winning streak,” Prado said. “This win was big for me personally and for the team.” Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale was placed on the 10-day disabled list Tuesday because of shoulder inflammation, according to Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com.The news is a bit of a surprise after a dominant stretch on the mound, as ESPN StatsInfo noted:ESPN Stats amp; Info ESPNStatsInfoChris Sale in his past six starts: 39 IP, 1 ER Mike Marjama Jersey , 67 KPer EliasSports, hes the only pitcher since the mound moved to its current distance in 1893 with 60 strikeouts and one or fewer runs allowed in a six-game span. MoJPIAhqN3Last year's American League Cy Young runner-up has stayed healthy throughout the season, producing an AL-best 2.04 ERA with an 11-4 record in 22 starts. He leads MLB with a 0.87 WHIP and 207 strikeouts.Sale's first season with the Red Sox in 2017 was a rousing success. The29-year-oldled all MLB starters with 214.1 innings pitched and a career-high 308 strikeouts.Losing Sale from the rotation is a significant blow to a Boston team with high hopes this season. The Red Sox still have good starting depth with David Price, Rick Porcello, Drew Pomeranz, Nathan Eovaldi and Steven Wright set to return from the DL in early August to round out their group of five. Eduardo Rodriguez is on the shelf with an ankle sprain and is on track to return at some point in September.Sale is a true difference-maker who has finished in the top six in AL Cy Young voting in each of the previous six seasons. His presence will be essential for the Red Sox to keep pace with the New York Yankees in the American League East.