ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jose Fernandez was in top form for the Miami Marlins.
"I've been feeling so strong and I'm pacing myself the way I should be in the games," Fernandez said Thursday after striking out 12 in seven innings in a 9-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
"It's time for me to learn how to manage myself on the mound and learn how to pitch."
The 23-year-old right-hander won his sixth straight start for the Miami Marlins, striking out seven of the last 10 batters he faced and striking out every hitter in the Rays lineup at least once.
"He definitely locked it in," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "He had wipeout off-speed stuff, the fastball 96 to 98 miles-an-hour. We had our hands full."
Fernandez (7-2) gave up six hits in beating his hometown Rays for the first time in three tries. He finished the game with 13.3 strikeouts per nine innings, highest among major league starters.
"That fever of striking out people passed a long time ago," he said. "I'm just trying to get three outs and get my boys back in the dugout."
His only real problem came in the fourth when two singles and a walk loaded the bases with two outs. After a brief visit from manager Don Mattingly, Fernandez got Curt Casali on a popup.
"Jose's emotional, and sometimes you have to just slow him down enough to let him ease back into it," Mattingly said.
Adeiny Hechavarria and Chris Johnson homered for the Marlins, who won three of four against the Rays.
Hechavarria's third home run drove in the final two runs of a three-run second inning off Rays starter Drew Smyly. Johnson made it 5-0 with his second homer an inning later.
Johnson drove in another run with a single in the eighth, one of five straight hits off reliever Ryan Garton in his major league debut.
Marcel Osuna had two hits for Miami, reaching base in his 33rd straight game, one short of the franchise record.
Smyly (2-6) gave up five runs and six hits while striking out four in six innings.
Brandon Guyer homered off Fernandez in the third, his sixth home run and the major league-leading 67th homer for the Rays.
ANGRY WORDS, ANGRY LOOKS
Fernandez downplayed a verbal exchange after getting out of the fourth-inning jam. Rays shortstop Brad Miller shouted something from the dugout and when Fernandez glared back, Casali thought the pitcher was staring him down. "In that situation, you got me out. Get on with it and go to the next inning," Casali said. "I wasn't happy." Said Fernandez: "I heard something from the dugout, didn't pay much attention to it and just tried to do my job."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: RHP Bryan Morris (back) was placed on the 15-day disabled list and RHP Nick Wittgren was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans. "Obviously it's serious anytime you start messing with the back," Mattingly said. "It doesn't feel like a 15-day thing. He's kind of mulling his options." ... OF Giancarlo Stanton (sore right side) was out of the lineup for the second straight game. ... OF Christian Yelich (back spasms) could return this weekend.
Rays: 2B Logan Forsythe (left shoulder) has resumed taking ground balls. He has been on the 15-day disabled list since May 14.
BALANCING ACT
Looking to balance his lineup against the left-handed Smyly, Mattingly had Hechavarria hit leadoff for the first time this season. CF Marcell Ozuna made his initial appearance this year as the third-spot hitter. DH J.T. Realmuto moved up from his normal seventh spot to fourth.
UP NEXT
Marlins: LHP Adam Conley (3-3) will pitch the opener of a three-game series at Atlanta on Friday night.
Rays: RHP Chris Archer (3-5) will face the New York Yankees in the opener of a three-game series at Tropicana Field.
"I've been feeling so strong and I'm pacing myself the way I should be in the games," Fernandez said Thursday after striking out 12 in seven innings in a 9-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
"It's time for me to learn how to manage myself on the mound and learn how to pitch."
The 23-year-old right-hander won his sixth straight start for the Miami Marlins, striking out seven of the last 10 batters he faced and striking out every hitter in the Rays lineup at least once.
"He definitely locked it in," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "He had wipeout off-speed stuff, the fastball 96 to 98 miles-an-hour. We had our hands full."
Fernandez (7-2) gave up six hits in beating his hometown Rays for the first time in three tries. He finished the game with 13.3 strikeouts per nine innings, highest among major league starters.
"That fever of striking out people passed a long time ago," he said. "I'm just trying to get three outs and get my boys back in the dugout."
His only real problem came in the fourth when two singles and a walk loaded the bases with two outs. After a brief visit from manager Don Mattingly, Fernandez got Curt Casali on a popup.
"Jose's emotional, and sometimes you have to just slow him down enough to let him ease back into it," Mattingly said.
Adeiny Hechavarria and Chris Johnson homered for the Marlins, who won three of four against the Rays.
Hechavarria's third home run drove in the final two runs of a three-run second inning off Rays starter Drew Smyly. Johnson made it 5-0 with his second homer an inning later.
Johnson drove in another run with a single in the eighth, one of five straight hits off reliever Ryan Garton in his major league debut.
Marcel Osuna had two hits for Miami, reaching base in his 33rd straight game, one short of the franchise record.
Smyly (2-6) gave up five runs and six hits while striking out four in six innings.
Brandon Guyer homered off Fernandez in the third, his sixth home run and the major league-leading 67th homer for the Rays.
ANGRY WORDS, ANGRY LOOKS
Fernandez downplayed a verbal exchange after getting out of the fourth-inning jam. Rays shortstop Brad Miller shouted something from the dugout and when Fernandez glared back, Casali thought the pitcher was staring him down. "In that situation, you got me out. Get on with it and go to the next inning," Casali said. "I wasn't happy." Said Fernandez: "I heard something from the dugout, didn't pay much attention to it and just tried to do my job."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: RHP Bryan Morris (back) was placed on the 15-day disabled list and RHP Nick Wittgren was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans. "Obviously it's serious anytime you start messing with the back," Mattingly said. "It doesn't feel like a 15-day thing. He's kind of mulling his options." ... OF Giancarlo Stanton (sore right side) was out of the lineup for the second straight game. ... OF Christian Yelich (back spasms) could return this weekend.
Rays: 2B Logan Forsythe (left shoulder) has resumed taking ground balls. He has been on the 15-day disabled list since May 14.
BALANCING ACT
Looking to balance his lineup against the left-handed Smyly, Mattingly had Hechavarria hit leadoff for the first time this season. CF Marcell Ozuna made his initial appearance this year as the third-spot hitter. DH J.T. Realmuto moved up from his normal seventh spot to fourth.
UP NEXT
Marlins: LHP Adam Conley (3-3) will pitch the opener of a three-game series at Atlanta on Friday night.
Rays: RHP Chris Archer (3-5) will face the New York Yankees in the opener of a three-game series at Tropicana Field.
1:10PM,EDT,May 26,2016
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Miami - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | MIA | TB |
| Hechavarría struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Ozuna singled to right, Prado to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Realmuto struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Gillespie flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | MIA | TB |
| Guyer flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Miller reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Pearce grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | MIA | TB |
| Johnson grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Dietrich doubled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| Rojas singled to left, Dietrich scored, Rojas to third on error by pitcher Smyly. | 1 | 0 |
| Mathis fouled out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Hechavarría homered to left (359 feet), Rojas scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Prado lined out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | MIA | TB |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Morrison struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Dickerson singled to left center. | 3 | 0 |
| Motter popped out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | MIA | TB |
| Ozuna flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Realmuto grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Gillespie walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Gillespie to second on wild pitch by Smyly. | 3 | 0 |
| Johnson homered to left (398 feet), Gillespie scored. | 5 | 0 |
| Dietrich struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | MIA | TB |
| Casali flied out to center. | 5 | 0 |
| Guyer homered to left (399 feet). | 5 | 1 |
| Miller popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | MIA | TB |
| Rojas lined out to right. | 5 | 1 |
| Mathis struck out looking. | 5 | 1 |
| Hechavarría bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | MIA | TB |
| Pearce grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| Morrison singled to left. | 5 | 1 |
| Dickerson singled to center, Morrison to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Motter walked, Morrison to third, Dickerson to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Casali fouled out to first. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | MIA | TB |
| Prado grounded out to third. | 5 | 1 |
| Ozuna lined out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Realmuto flied out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | MIA | TB |
| Guyer struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| Miller struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| Longoria singled to left. | 5 | 1 |
| Pearce struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | MIA | TB |
| Gillespie popped out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Johnson grounded out to third. | 5 | 1 |
| Dietrich grounded out to first. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | MIA | TB |
| Souza Jr. struck out looking. | 5 | 1 |
| Morrison grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Garton pitching for Tampa Bay | MIA | TB |
| Garton relieved Smyly. | 5 | 1 |
| Rojas grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| Mathis grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Hechavarría singled to right center. | 5 | 1 |
| Prado grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | MIA | TB |
| Motter struck out looking. | 5 | 1 |
| Casali struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| Guyer struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Garton pitching for Tampa Bay | MIA | TB |
| Ozuna singled to center. | 5 | 1 |
| Realmuto singled to center, Ozuna to third. | 5 | 1 |
| Gillespie hit a ground rule double to deep right, Ozuna scored, Realmuto to third. | 6 | 1 |
| Johnson singled to left, Realmuto scored, Gillespie to third. | 7 | 1 |
| Dietrich singled to center, Gillespie scored, Johnson to second. | 8 | 1 |
| Rojas grounded into double play, third to second to first, Dietrich out at second, Johnson to third. | 8 | 1 |
| Mathis lined out to shortstop. | 8 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dustin McGowan pitching for Miami | MIA | TB |
| McGowan relieved Fernández. | 8 | 1 |
| Miller walked. | 8 | 1 |
| Longoria flied out to left. | 8 | 1 |
| Pearce struck out swinging. | 8 | 1 |
| Mahtook hit for Souza Jr.. | 8 | 1 |
| Mahtook struck out swinging. | 8 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Webb pitching for Tampa Bay | MIA | TB |
| Mahtook in right field. | 8 | 1 |
| Webb relieved Garton. | 8 | 1 |
| Hechavarría singled to left. | 8 | 1 |
| Prado flied out to left. | 8 | 1 |
| Ozuna struck out swinging. | 8 | 1 |
| Realmuto singled to center, Hechavarría to second. | 8 | 1 |
| Gillespie singled to center, Hechavarría scored, Realmuto to third. | 9 | 1 |
| Eveland relieved Webb. | 9 | 1 |
| Johnson struck out swinging. | 9 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Nick Wittgren pitching for Miami | MIA | TB |
| Wittgren relieved McGowan. | 9 | 1 |
| Morrison flied out to center. | 9 | 1 |
| Dickerson singled to center. | 9 | 1 |
| Dickerson to second on fielder's indifference. | 9 | 1 |
| Motter struck out looking. | 9 | 1 |
| Conger hit for Casali. | 9 | 1 |
| Dickerson to third on wild pitch by Wittgren. | 9 | 1 |
| Conger struck out swinging. | 9 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami Marlins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Hechavarría SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .257 | .284 | .349 |
| Prado 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .339 | .378 | .404 |
| Ozuna CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | .333 | .379 | .582 |
| Realmuto DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .301 | .321 | .404 |
| Gillespie RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .235 | .300 | .353 |
| Johnson 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .226 | .294 | .371 |
| Dietrich LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .302 | .394 | .483 |
| Rojas 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .300 | .345 | .360 |
| Mathis C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .135 | .158 | .189 |
| Totals | 41 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 177 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Dietrich (9, Smyly); Gillespie (2, Garton) HR: Hechavarría (3, 2nd inning off Smyly 1 on, 2 Out); Johnson (2, 3rd inning off Smyly 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: Rojas (5), Hechavarría 2 (14), Johnson 3 (6), Gillespie 2 (4), Dietrich (18) 2-out RBI: Hechavarría 2, Johnson 2, Gillespie GIDP: Rojas Marlins RISP: 7-13 (Gillespie 2-3, Rojas 1-2, Mathis 0-2, Hechavarría 1-1, Johnson 2-3, Dietrich 1-1, Realmuto 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 11,399 (36.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:51 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gary Cederstrom, First Base - Lance Barksdale, Second Base - Jim Wolf, Third Base - Adrian Johnson |
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