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ORCHARD PARK, N. Tom Brady Jersey .Y. -- The only thing missing from Robert Griffin IIIs NFL preseason debut was the Washington Redskins rookie quarterback showing off his ability to run the ball on Thursday night. Give it time, Griffin said. He wouldnt mind saving something for the regular season. "I dont mind that," he said. "I didnt get touched today. That was a great feeling." Though he didnt get a chance to run the ball, Griffin did show off his arm in producing the lone touchdown drive for the Redskins (No. 25 in the AP Pro32) in a 7-6 win over the Buffalo Bills (No. 19). After a muffed handoff and no first downs in his first two series, RG3 found his rhythm by completing his final three passes for 58 yards, capped by a 20-yard touchdown to Pierre Garcon. Garcon celebrated by doing a front-first somersault in the end zone. And he was quickly joined by Griffin, who raced over to congratulate him with a leap in the air. With 5:54 left in the first quarter, it was the go-ahead score after the Redskins fell behind 3-0. It was an eventful cameo for the Heisman Trophy winner, who was drafted with the No. 2 pick out of Baylor. Griffin finished going 4 of 6 for 70 yards and a lost fumble. "It was fun to get out there and run around, suit up in the Redskins gear for the first time officially," Griffin said. "Its something I dont want to forget." Coach Mike Shanahan was pleased with what Griffin managed to accomplish in just 14 plays. "He did everything you asked him to do," Shanahan said. "He stepped up. Made some plays, some excellent throws. He was very calm cool collected. Excellent for his first game." Defensive end Mario Williams made a debut of his own for the Bills in his first game since signing a six-year, $100 million contract in free agency in March. Williams, the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history, and the Bills new-look defensive front was solid in limiting the Redskins to 11 yards and no first downs in the first two series. The real trouble for Buffalo came on offence, which was sloppy and lacked finish. Starter Ryan Fitzpatrick went 6 for 14 for 61 yards, and squandered a scoring opportunity when the Bills got the ball at the Redskins 21 following Griffins fumble. The Bills were undone by a false start penalty, and then an illegal formation that negated what wouldve been a 20-yard touchdown pass to Stevie Johnson. Buffalo instead settled for Rian Lindell hitting a 43-yard field goal. "There was more bad than good tonight," Fitzpatrick said. "I thought it was really poor, but luckily its the preseason." Discipline was an issue. The Bills were penalized 14 times for 134 yards. "It looked ugly. It felt ugly. And it was ugly," coach Chan Gailey said. "It was a great lesson in our lack of discipline at this point." Lindell also hit a 45-yard field goal in the fourth quarter. But he also pushed a 22-yard attempt wide left to end a series in which backup quarterback Tyler Thigpen couldnt produce a touchdown despite six chances from inside the Redskins 10. Griffins only real miscue was the fumble, which was credited to him because he was the last player to have possession. Replays, however, showed running back Evan Royster was also to blame because he never closed his hands on the ball. Though the play had been whistled dead when Buffalos George Wilson recovered the ball, Griffin still chased down Wilson and punched the ball out of his hands as the safety ran toward the end zone. Shanahan was impressed. "If Ive got a quarterback running the other way when theres a fumble and a guy right there, then Ive got the wrong quarterback," Shanahan said. The touchdown came after Griffin completed 20- and 18-yard passes to Garcon. Coming out of a time out, Griffin then smartly hit Garcon on a screen pass. The game was otherwise dull and sloppy. And the replacement officials struggled. They were booed late in the first quarter after muffing a call on a touchback. Bills punter Brian Moorman hit a 49-yard punt, which Buffalos Ruvell Martin downed at the Redskins 4. Back judge Craig Burd, however, ruled it a touchback. Gailey challenged the play, which was reversed shortly after referee David Scott reviewed it. The NFL is using replacement officials after locking out its regular officials, whose contract expired. NOTES: Redskins LT Trent Williams had a sore foot after being stepped on during the extra-point attempt. ... There was another miscue by officials at the end of the first half, when the Redskins offence was penalized for delay of game with 5 seconds left. Washington was out of timeouts, and Gailey had to remind the officials that NFL rules require 10 seconds to be run off the clock. ... Bills Vince Young came in as the third quarterback. 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Needing to finish in the top four of the eight teams competing in the 02 Arena, Canada wound up fifth by 0.(Sports Network) - The Toronto Blue Jays continue their 10-day, nine-game road trip with a stop in Miami this evening for the first of three meetings against the Marlins. Toronto lost two of three games in Milwaukee and is coming off Wednesdays 8-3 setback to the Brewers at Miller Park. The Blue Jays rotation has been hit hard by the injury bug and Joel Carreno was the latest to take the mound. Carreno was called up from Triple-A Las Vegas and lasted only three innings, giving up five runs and five hits, including a trio of home runs. "In this ballpark, its unforgiving," Blue Jays manager John Farrell said. "If you make a mistake and its elevated, youre going to pay for it. They swung the bats exceptionally well today." Edwin Encarnacion homered for a third straight game and Jose Bautista finished 0-for-4 at the plate. Bautista had reached base safely in 19 consecutive contests, collecting 10 homers and 20 RBI over that period. Toronto is second in the majors with 101 home runs. The Yankees are first with 105. Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie left Wednesdays game after the seventh inning due to right knee soreness. He sustained the problem after sliding into third base in the seventh inning, and is expected to play tonight. "Its not enough to make me not play, but at the same time, I just thought it was time to throw some ice on it," Lawrie said Wednesday on the clubs site. "And tomorrow weve got an off day, which is good. We can obviously treat it tomorrow and ice it all day and then be back in there the next day." The Blue Jays added pitcher Sean OSullivan on Thursday in a deal with Kansas City to bolster rotation depth. Brandon Morrow, Kyle Drabek, Drew Hutchison and Dustin McGowan are all sidelined due to injury, but ace Ricky Romero gets the nod Friday in Miami. Romero has been fortunate to avoid any setbacks this season and is 3-0 in his last six starts. Romero has recorded consecutive no-decisions and previously pitched in Saturdays 6-5 win over Philadelphia, as he battled through six innings and permitted four runs and seven hits. Rob Gronkowski Jersey. The lefty is 7-1 with a lofty 4.28 ERA in 14 starts this season and will take on the Marlins for the first time. He is 2-1 in seven starts away from Rogers Centre this season. Toronto will also visit Boston on the trek and hasnt defeated the Marlins since a 7-6 win in 10 innings on June 8, 2001. The Marlins start a nine-game homestand tonight with the Blue Jays. Besides playing in front of the home crowd, the Marlins have a good shot at bouncing back since they have won eight in a row against the Blue Jays and are 14-4 in this series since the 1998 campaign. The Marlins had a 15-minute meeting with Loria following a 15-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox, then dropped a 6-5 decision last night in the series finale at Fenway Park. Giancarlo Stanton homered and both Greg Dobbs and Omar Infante finished with two hits and two RBI for Miami, which has lost four in a row and 13 of its last 15 contests. Miami blew a 5-3 lead in the eighth inning, as Will Middlebrooks homered and Daniel Nava added an RBI single. Edward Mujica was dealt the loss and starter Carlos Zambrano lasted five innings on the hill, surrendering three runs and five hits. "Its not about how you start, its how you finish. Our finish line was very narrow," Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said. "We have to step it up a notch." Miami, which scored five runs in each loss to the Red Sox, went 1-5 on the road trip and will turn to Anibal Sanchez for some relief this evening at Marlins Park. Sanchez may not be the best option to rally the troops since he is just 1-5 with a 4.13 earned run average in his last eight starts. Sanchez did not record a decision in Saturdays 4-3 win at Tampa Bay and was reached for three runs in 6 1/3 innings. He is 3-5 in 13 starts this season to go along with a 3.47 ERA and has never faced Toronto. The right-hander has made seven starts at home in 2012, going 1-4 with a 4.60 ERA. ' ' '