Jameis Winston says his injured throwing shoulder is getting better.

TAMPA Drew Lock Jersey , Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback practiced again Thursday, throwing for the second straight day in preparation to face the New Orleans Saints. This is the first time Winston has thrown early in the week since spraining the AC joint in his right shoulder on Oct. 15. The past two weeks, he’s refrained from participating in passing drills on Wednesday and Thursday before taking all of the snaps with the first-team offense on Friday. ”I’m just following the plan,” Winston said. ”It feels good to be back out there with the guys in a practice atmosphere, and hopefully it translates to the game.” The Bucs (2-5) have lost four in a row, with Winston playing through the injury during losses to Buffalo and Carolina the past two games. Coach Dirk Koetter felt the third-year pro played one of his best games against the Bills, but Winston did an about-face last Sunday, when he was sacked three times, threw two fourth-quarter interceptions and also lost a fumble in a 17-3 loss to the Panthers. It’s the first time since Winston entered the league as the No. 1 pick in the 2015 draft that Tampa Bay failed to score an offensive touchdown. The Bucs are second in the NFL in passing yards and are fourth in total offense, in part because they’ve played from behind in most of their games. They’ve also struggled to score touchdowns, ranking 18th in scoring at 21.1 per game. Winston said the team is still developing an identity. ”It’s frustrating when you lose. That’s the biggest part to everything,” the 23-year-old quarterback said. ”We click occasionally. Obviously, we want to strive for perfection, but when you lose it makes everything worse.” Koetter said it’s difficult to know how much not throwing in practice on Wednesday and Thursday affected Winston the past two weeks http://www.denverbroncosteamonline.com/dre_mont-jones-jersey , especially since the young quarterback played so well at Buffalo before struggling at home against Carolina. Offensive coordinator Todd Monken agreed, but reiterated it’s also hard to expect any player to perform at a high level without practice. ”I know in the previous weeks he did a good job with the mental reps, but there’s nothing like throwing,” Monken said. Winston, who topped 4,000 yards passing each of his first two pro seasons, has thrown for 1,853 yards this season – most through seven games in franchise history. Nevertheless, he stressed he has to play better for the Bucs to turn around their disappointing start. ”This isn’t a time where we can have a huge team meeting and bring everyone in and start pointing fingers and say, `This is what needs to change.’ This is a time where all of us must be accountable for our own actions (and) check ourselves,” Winston said. ”We’ve got to look at ourselves in the mirror, and that’s what I’m starting with – me, personally. I know I have to play better for our offense to achieve what we can achieve,” he added. ”I think that’s what everyone has to do. Everyone has to look at themselves and say: `What can I do to make the situation better?”’ — Shelby Miller did not get the results he wanted T.J. Hockenson Jersey , but just being back on the mound for the first time in over a year was a positive for him.

Brian Anderson and Cameron Maybin each drove in two runs to help spoil Miller’s return to the mound after missing over a year for Tommy John surgery as the Miami Marlins beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-5 on Monday night.

”It was so good to be back,” Miller said. ”I felt really good most of the game. I think my command could have been a little bit better, but overall I think the results don’t play out as good as I pitched.”

Miller (0-1) made his first start since April 23, 2017 and gave up six hits and five runs in 3 2/3 innings.

”It’s unfortunate it didn’t go the way he wanted as far as winning the game and going deep in the game, things he’s conditioned for, but just getting back on the mound and doing what he did today was really nice for all of us to see,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said.

He struck out five and walked two while throwing 85 pitches.

”It’s about getting out of there healthy, it’s about getting back on the bump after being off for 14 months, that alone is a goal reach in itself,” Miller said. ”I’m just excited to be back and I’m excited to be a part of the team again.”

Dan Straily (3-3) pitched effectively while appealing a five-game suspension for intentionally throwing a pitch at the San Francisco Giants’ Buster Posey on June 19. Straily allowed three runs in 6 1/3 innings for the Marlins.

”Frustrating start to the game,” Straily said. ”I was trying to get back where I was as a pitcher, where I needed to be.”

Justin Bour hit his 13th home run for Miami, which won its third straight.

”As an offense we know we’re not a club that’s going to be a quick strike, throw five or six (runs) Justice Hill Jersey ,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. ”We’re kind of one here, two there type of offense and that’s the approach we’ve been taking.”

Jake Lamb began the scoring with a home run in the first inning for the Diamondbacks, who saw their four-game winning streak end.

Bour responded with a solo shot in the bottom half.

Jeff Mathis’s base hit and Miller’s sacrifice fly gave Arizona a 3-1 lead.

The Marlins cut the deficit to 3-2 on a single by Starlin Castro.

Miami scored three runs in the pivotal fourth to take a 5-3 lead on a base hit by Derek Dietrich and a two-run double by Anderson.

The Marlins broke the game open in the eighth with four runs sparked by Maybin’s two-run single.

Chris Owings’s RBI double and Mathis’s sacrifice fly in the ninth cut the final deficit to 9-5.

GOLDSCHMIDT EXTENDS ROAD STREAK

Arizona’s Paul Goldschmidt singled in the third inning to extend his road hitting streak to 13 games, which includes seven home runs and 17 RBIs during that span.

MARLINS ARE COMING BACK

Miami has won four of its last five home games with all four being comeback wins.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Diamondbacks: RHP Clay Buchholz (left oblique) was placed on the 10-day disabled list. ”He said he could take the ball and would take the ball, that gives me the feeling that he’s feeling good enough, but not perfect,” Lovullo said. . LHP Robbie Ray (oblique) will make his return to the rotation for Wednesday’s game. . OF A.J. Pollock (thumb) has been cleared with baseball activities. . OF Steven Souza (pectoral) threw in the outfield and has been cleared to be a designated hitter in rehab assignments. . RHP Randall Delgado (shoulder) will have another rehab assignment on Wednesday, but still has ”several” more appearances before returning to the big leagues.

Marlins: C J.T. Realmuto (right wrist) did not play after taking a foul ball off his wrist in Sunday’s game. ”That last at-bat, he took a swing, and you could tell something was bothering him,” Mattingly said. ”We think he’s just a day. Give him a day and see how he feels. He was pretty sore today.” . LHP Caleb Smith (shoulder) was placed on the 10-day disabled list and MRI results revealed he has a Grade 3 lat strain. . RHP Jose Urena (shoulder) starting a throwing program and Mattingly believes he will be able to return soon after he is eligible on July 1.

UP NEXT

Diamondbacks: RHP Zack Godley (8-5, 4.64 ERA) will start the second game of the series on Tuesday. Godley is 3-0 with a 2.95 ERA in three starts.

Marlins: RHP Elieser Hernandez (0-4, 5.12) will make his second start against the Diamondbacks after giving up five runs in three innings on June 1.