MIAMI -- Jose Fernandez
struck out the final batter he faced to end the fifth inning and walked
off the mound with a grin, happy to be healthy and still unbeaten at
Marlins Park.
Fernandez returned from the disabled list Saturday and became only the third pitcher since 1914 to win his first 16 career decisions at home when the Marlins beat the reeling Washington Nationals 2-0.
Pitching for the first time since he was sidelined by a right biceps strain Aug. 7, Fernandez (5-0) threw five innings, allowed two hits and struck out seven.
Johnny Allen (1932-33) and LaMarr Hoyt (1980-82) also started 16-0 at home, according to STATS.
"It's just another number," Fernandez said. "But I'm really happy the team got a win."
Fernandez already held the major league record for most home starts without a loss to start a career. He lowered his ERA in 25 starts at home to 1.11.
His return brought to Marlins Park a buzz missing for much of the season.
"You can see when Jose pitches, the team is different," closer A.J. Ramos said. "He brings something to this team that nobody can explain. It's uplifting. We just follow his lead."
The Nationals lost their fifth consecutive game as they quickly fade from contention in the NL East. Washington fell 9½ games behind the first-place Mets after trailing by only four going into Monday.
The team's mood was further soured by news that right-handed reliever Drew Storen broke his right thumb in a fit of temper following his latest outing Wednesday and will likely miss the rest of the season.
"It's only human nature to say, 'This wasn't our year,' " manager Matt Williams said. "But you have to fight against that, because at any time you're playing for pride's sake."
Ichiro Suzuki had three hits for the Marlins, who won their fourth in a row. They outhit Washington 12-3.
Ramos gave up a leadoff double in the ninth and then struck out the side for his 27th save and fourth in the past four games.
Fernandez, who returned from Tommy John surgery in July, lowered his ERA in eight starts this year to 2.06. He also singled in his only at-bat to hike his career average to .200.
The right-hander showed in the first inning he had his usual velocity, striking out Bryce Harper looking on a 99 mph fastball.
"When you come back and you're throwing 99 mph, it's usually pretty tough," Harper said.
The Marlins will be cautious with Fernandez's workload the rest of the season, and he departed for a pinch hitter after throwing 69 pitches.
He fanned Tyler Moore to end the fifth and smiled as he headed for the dugout, well aware his outing was done.
"Walking off the mound healthy is always great," he said.
Fernandez improved to 3-0 in five career starts against Washington with an ERA of 0.58.
Tanner Roark (4-5), making his eighth start this year, allowed two runs in 4 2/3 innings.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: RHP Carter Capps (right elbow strain) will throw a bullpen session Sunday and is expected to join the team on its trip beginning Monday. ... SS Adeiny Hechavarria (hamstring) is not yet at full speed but will also make the trip.
Nationals: 3B Yunel Escobar (stomach bug) was scratched from the lineup. Washington was again without 1B Ryan Zimmerman (left oblique).
UP NEXT
Nationals RHP Max Scherzer (11-11, 3.03 ERA) faces the Marlins and Brad Hand (4-5, 5.20) in the series finale Sunday. Scherzer is 0-3 with a 6.08 ERA in his past seven starts.
Fernandez returned from the disabled list Saturday and became only the third pitcher since 1914 to win his first 16 career decisions at home when the Marlins beat the reeling Washington Nationals 2-0.
Pitching for the first time since he was sidelined by a right biceps strain Aug. 7, Fernandez (5-0) threw five innings, allowed two hits and struck out seven.
Johnny Allen (1932-33) and LaMarr Hoyt (1980-82) also started 16-0 at home, according to STATS.
"It's just another number," Fernandez said. "But I'm really happy the team got a win."
Fernandez already held the major league record for most home starts without a loss to start a career. He lowered his ERA in 25 starts at home to 1.11.
His return brought to Marlins Park a buzz missing for much of the season.
"You can see when Jose pitches, the team is different," closer A.J. Ramos said. "He brings something to this team that nobody can explain. It's uplifting. We just follow his lead."
The Nationals lost their fifth consecutive game as they quickly fade from contention in the NL East. Washington fell 9½ games behind the first-place Mets after trailing by only four going into Monday.
The team's mood was further soured by news that right-handed reliever Drew Storen broke his right thumb in a fit of temper following his latest outing Wednesday and will likely miss the rest of the season.
"It's only human nature to say, 'This wasn't our year,' " manager Matt Williams said. "But you have to fight against that, because at any time you're playing for pride's sake."
Ichiro Suzuki had three hits for the Marlins, who won their fourth in a row. They outhit Washington 12-3.
Ramos gave up a leadoff double in the ninth and then struck out the side for his 27th save and fourth in the past four games.
Fernandez, who returned from Tommy John surgery in July, lowered his ERA in eight starts this year to 2.06. He also singled in his only at-bat to hike his career average to .200.
The right-hander showed in the first inning he had his usual velocity, striking out Bryce Harper looking on a 99 mph fastball.
"When you come back and you're throwing 99 mph, it's usually pretty tough," Harper said.
The Marlins will be cautious with Fernandez's workload the rest of the season, and he departed for a pinch hitter after throwing 69 pitches.
He fanned Tyler Moore to end the fifth and smiled as he headed for the dugout, well aware his outing was done.
"Walking off the mound healthy is always great," he said.
Fernandez improved to 3-0 in five career starts against Washington with an ERA of 0.58.
Tanner Roark (4-5), making his eighth start this year, allowed two runs in 4 2/3 innings.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: RHP Carter Capps (right elbow strain) will throw a bullpen session Sunday and is expected to join the team on its trip beginning Monday. ... SS Adeiny Hechavarria (hamstring) is not yet at full speed but will also make the trip.
Nationals: 3B Yunel Escobar (stomach bug) was scratched from the lineup. Washington was again without 1B Ryan Zimmerman (left oblique).
UP NEXT
Nationals RHP Max Scherzer (11-11, 3.03 ERA) faces the Marlins and Brad Hand (4-5, 5.20) in the series finale Sunday. Scherzer is 0-3 with a 6.08 ERA in his past seven starts.
7:10PM,EDT,September 12,2015
Marlins Park, Miami, Florida
Marlins Park, Miami, Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Washington - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Rendon singled to shallow left. | 0 | 0 |
| Espinosa struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Harper struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Werth walked, Rendon to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Tanner Roark pitching for Washington | WSH | MIA |
| Gordon grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Ramos struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Moore flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tanner Roark pitching for Washington | WSH | MIA |
| Bour struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Dietrich grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Realmuto safe at first on error by shortstop Desmond. | 0 | 0 |
| Realmuto caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Roark grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Rendon struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Espinosa lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tanner Roark pitching for Washington | WSH | MIA |
| Suzuki singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Rojas grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Suzuki out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Fernández singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Harper singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Werth struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond lined into double play, shortstop to first, Harper doubled off first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tanner Roark pitching for Washington | WSH | MIA |
| Yelich doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Bour flied out to right, Prado out at second, Yelich to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Dietrich hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| Realmuto singled to right, Yelich scored, Dietrich to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Suzuki reached on infield single to pitcher, Dietrich to third, Realmuto to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Rojas grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Suzuki out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Ramos grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Taylor flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Moore struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tanner Roark pitching for Washington | WSH | MIA |
| Telis hit for Fernández. | 0 | 1 |
| Telis singled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Gordon reached on infield single to shortstop, Telis to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Yelich grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to third, Gordon out at second, Telis out at third, Yelich to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Prado singled to center, Yelich to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Solis relieved Roark. | 0 | 1 |
| Bour singled to left center, Yelich scored, Prado to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Dietrich popped out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Barraclough pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Barraclough relieved Fernández. | 0 | 2 |
| Turner hit for Solis. | 0 | 2 |
| Turner walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Rendon lined out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Turner stole second. | 0 | 2 |
| Espinosa grounded out to first, Turner to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Lazo relieved Barraclough. | 0 | 2 |
| Harper flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Joe Ross pitching for Washington | WSH | MIA |
| Ross relieved Solis. | 0 | 2 |
| Realmuto flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Suzuki singled to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Rojas reached on bunt single to third, Suzuki to second. | 0 | 2 |
| McGehee hit for Lazo. | 0 | 2 |
| McGehee struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Thornton relieved Ross. | 0 | 2 |
| Gordon struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Morris pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Morris relieved Lazo. | 0 | 2 |
| Werth grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Desmond struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Ramos struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Matt Thornton pitching for Washington | WSH | MIA |
| Yelich grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 2 |
| Prado singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Bour grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, Prado out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Morris pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Taylor grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Moore struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| den Dekker hit for Thornton. | 0 | 2 |
| den Dekker flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Grace pitching for Washington | WSH | MIA |
| Grace relieved Thornton. | 0 | 2 |
| Dietrich grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 2 |
| Realmuto flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Suzuki grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Ramos pitching for Miami | WSH | MIA |
| Yelich in left field. | 0 | 2 |
| Gillespie in center field. | 0 | 2 |
| Ramos relieved Morris. | 0 | 2 |
| Rendon doubled to left, Rendon to third on error by left fielder Yelich. | 0 | 2 |
| Espinosa struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Harper struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Werth struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Rendon 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .269 | .352 | .372 |
| Espinosa 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .240 | .310 | .410 |
| Harper RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .333 | .464 | .649 |
| Werth LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .225 | .303 | .366 |
| Desmond SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .235 | .288 | .391 |
| Ramos C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .239 | .266 | .368 |
| Taylor CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .239 | .287 | .387 |
| Moore 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .195 | .244 | .335 |
| Roark P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .190 | .190 | .286 |
Solis P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
a-Turner PH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .091 | .167 | .091 |
Ross P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .143 | .111 |
Thornton P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-den Dekker PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .206 | .265 | .365 |
Grace P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 134 | |||
| a-walked for S Solis in the 6th b-flied out to center for M Thornton in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Rendon (12, Ramos) Nationals RISP: 0-6 (Werth 0-1, Espinosa 0-2, Harper 0-2, Desmond 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Turner (2, 2nd base off Barraclough/Realmuto) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Desmond (24, ground ball) DP: 4 (Desmond-Espinosa-Moore, Harper-Desmond-Espinosa, Roark-Desmond-Rendon-Desmond-Rendon, Moore-Desmond-Moore). Outfield Assist: Harper (Prado at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| 3B Y. ESCOBAR (ILLNESS) SCRATCHED |
Game Information
| Stadium | Marlins Park, Miami, FL |
| Attendance | 20,235 (54.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:28 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Larry Vanover, First Base - Tom Woodring, Second Base - Vic Carapazza, Third Base - Ron Kulpa |
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