s at Dodger Stadium. McCutchen is hitting .412 with three home runs and six RBI in five games against the Dodgers, four of those

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Mitchell Marner was the latest rookie to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to victory.Marner scored both goals in a 2-1 defeat of the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. It was the Maple Leafs first road win of the season.He made the right plays at the right time, said Maple Leafs goaltender Frederick Andersen, who made 42 saves. It was cool to see him bury a couple there. Some big goals on the road here.The 19-year-old Marner scored for the first time since Oct. 15 and had his first two-goal game.He was playing great and focused on doing everything right, Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock said. And then when he scored, then he probably wanted to score a little bit and focused on scoring and didnt score. Focus on doing things right, and everything works out for itself.Marner is fourth among NHL rookies in scoring with three goals and five assists in 11 games. His 20-year-old teammate, William Nylander, leads all rookies with four goals and seven assists. Auston Matthews, the 19-year-old center Toronto selected with the No. 1 pick in last Junes draft, is second with six goals and four assists.Matthews had four shots on goal and didnt record a point for the fifth straight game.Andersen followed up a 44-save performance in Torontos 3-2 overtime victory over Edmonton on Thursday with another big game and improved to 5-0 against Buffalo. Andersen spent the past three seasons with Anaheim.Hes been amazing for us, Marner said. Hes been our best player on the ice every night and hes been giving us a chance to win. When you have a goaltender like this, you have confidence up front to do things.The Maple Leafs improved to 1-3-3 on the road. They also ended an eight-game winless streak in Buffalo.Marcus Foligno scored for the Sabres and Robin Lehner made 27 saves. Buffalo had a four-game winning streak snapped.The Sabres 42 shots on goal were a season-high.Were shooting a lot, creating a lot of chances, but weve got to score more than one, forward Tyler Ennis said.Marner opened the scoring 4:08 into the first period. Tyler Bozak carried the puck from behind the net and fed Marner for the tip-in from the right slot.Marner netted his second goal 1:50 into the second period when he stripped Foligno in front of the net and flicked a wrist shot around Lehners left skate.Foligno atoned for the turnover four minutes later, scoring his second goal of the season on a backhand from the left edge of the crease.Andersen had 15 saves in each of the first two periods. He slid across the crease to kick away a point-blank shot from Zemgus Girgensons and stopped Girgensons again on a rebound late in the first period. Midway through the second, Andersen dived in front of the net and reached across his body to make a glove save on a slap shot by Foligno.He was definitely the reason they came out of here with two points, Foligno said.Game notesMaple Leafs: Scratched D Matt Hunwick (lower body), D Frank Corrado, C Peter Holland and C Seth Griffith. ... Folignos father, Mike, attended the game as a scout for Las Vegas. He played for both the Sabres and Leafs from 1979-94. ... Torontos last victory at KeyBank Center came on Jan. 29, 2013.Sabres: D Zach Bogosian will miss several weeks with a sprained ligament in one of his knees, coach Dan Bylsma said before the game. Casey Nelson replaced Bogosian on the Sabres second defensive line, playing for just the second time this season. ... 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The Pirates closed to within a game of the Marlins after beating the Dodgers 5-1 on Friday behind home runs by Andrew McCutchen and Jordy Mercer.The Dodgers (64-51), who lead the wild-card race, remain a game back of the San Francisco Giants for the top spot in the National League West.Cole will be looking to bounce back from a 7-3 setback to the Cincinnati Reds last Sunday, particularly since he has experienced much success against the National League West. Cole, who starred at UCLA, is 13-3 in 19 career starts against the NL West, including wins in his last four decisions. Cole is 5-3 with a 2.93 ERA in eight starts on the road this season.Against the Dodgers, Cole is 3-0 with a 4.32 ERA in four career starts. At Dodger Stadium, Cole is 2-0 with a 4.05 ERA.Joc Pederson leads the Dodgers with a .500 batting average in only four at-bats.McCarthy had trouble locating his fastball in Sundays no-decision against the Boston Red Sox. McCarthy walked five for the second straight outing, threw two wild pitches and allowed two runs on hits in 3 2/3 innings. In his last three starts, McCarthy is 0-2 with a 5.91 ERA.McCarthy and pitching coach Rick Honeycutt worked on his mechanics this week and believe they solved some of his problems.ddddddddddddWe feel confident, and he feels confident, to make that start on Saturday, manager Dave Roberts said.McCarthy will need a solid performance to cool off the Pirates, who have defeated the Dodgers in five of their six meetings this season. McCarthy will also need to slow McCutchen, who has feasted on Los Angeles pitching.McCutchen, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI on Friday, is 8-of-16 (.500) with two homers in his last seven games at Dodger Stadium. McCutchen is hitting .412 with three home runs and six RBI in five games against the Dodgers, four of those Pittsburgh wins.Andrew had a very solid game, got a good swing off of the plate. Good to see, manager Clint Hurdle said. Hes worked hard, he had some good swings (Friday), liked the way he swung the bat, liked the way he attacked the zone to drive the ball.Any time a player can square up a ball here at Dodger Stadium and get it out to the opposite field it gets your attention. The ball doesnt carry well here at night.In four games against the Pirates, McCarthy has a 1-2 mark with a 4.74 ERA with 15 strikeouts and seven walks. He hasnt faced them since July 3, 2014, when he was a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks.Although he hasnt given up any home runs, the Pirates are hitting .321 against him. ' ' '