ATLANTA -- Jose Fernandez insisted the Atlanta Braves crossed a line by throwing two pitches near his head.
The Miami Marlins' ace said winning the game following a bench-clearing fracas was the best revenge.
Marcell Ozuna hit a three-run homer and Miami rallied to beat Julio Teheran and the Braves 7-5 in a testy game Wednesday night.
The benches for both teams emptied in the seventh inning after Atlanta reliever Jose Ramirez threw inside to Fernandez, who had been knocked to the ground by a pitch from Teheran in the fifth.
No punches were thrown and Ramirez was ejected.
Tensions began to rise in the sixth. Fernandez hit Nick Markakis on the hip with a fastball after Teheran plunked Martin Prado in the top of the inning. Both teams said no warning was issued by plate umpire Marvin Hudson before he tossed Ramirez.
Fernandez maintained he was not trying to hit Markakis, who clocked a two-run homer in Atlanta's four-run second.
"The ball slipped out of my hand and I hit him," Fernandez said.
The right-hander pointed to his ribs when he added: "If you think it's on purpose and you want to hit me, good, hit me. I don't mind. That's part of baseball. But don't throw at somebody's head, because I have a family."
Teheran said a curveball slipped out of his hand on his inside pitch to Fernandez in the fifth.
"If I'm going to hit somebody, I'm not going to hit him with my curveball," Teheran said. "If I'm going to move somebody off the plate, I'm going to do it with my fastball."
The comeback from a 4-1 deficit helped Fernandez (15-8) stop a five-game road losing streak, the longest of his career, and boosted Miami's fading playoff hopes.
The Marlins are four games behind the New York Mets for the second National League wild card.
"Forget about everything else that happened," Fernandez said. "We gained a game in the wild card."
Ozuna drove in four runs on two hits, including a run-scoring single off Mauricio Cabrera in the eighth.
A.J. Ramos pitched around a one-out double by Jace Peterson in the ninth for his 36th save.
Teheran (5-10) and the Braves lost a 4-1 lead in the sixth. Teheran gave up Ozuna's three-run homer one out after hitting Prado with a pitch. Ozuna matched a career high with his 23rd homer.
The Marlins won two of three in their final series at Turner Field but are only 6-9 overall against the team with the NL's worst record, a mark that has hurt their playoff chances.
Oh, baby!
Freddie Freeman's third-inning single for Atlanta gave him a 20-game hitting streak, the longest active run in the majors. It matched a 20-game string in 2011 as the longest of his career. He has reached base in 36 consecutive games since Aug. 6.
Freeman left the game early after receiving a message his wife was about to give birth.
Braves add two arms
The Braves, looking for pitching depth after recent injuries to Williams Perez and Mike Foltynewicz, acquired veteran right-handers Josh Collmenter and Joe Wieland in separate deals with the Chicago Cubs and Seattle Mariners.
Collmenter, 30, was acquired for cash and could start on Saturday against Washington. After being released by Arizona on Aug. 7, he signed a minor league deal with the Cubs and had a 2.25 ERA in four starts with Triple-A Iowa. He was Arizona's Opening Day starter in 2015.
Atlanta will send cash or a player to be named to Seattle for Wieland, who will report to Triple-A Gwinnett.
Trainer's room
Perez, who left Sunday's loss to the Mets, has a right elbow impingement and might be done for the season. Interim manager Brian Snitker said Perez will be shut down "and let everything calm down" before he starts throwing again. ... Snitker hopes Foltynewicz, hit on his calf by Ozuna's liner on Monday, misses only one start. The Braves are looking for a Saturday starter against Washington.
Up next
Marlins: RHP Tom Koehler (9-11, 3.97 ERA), who has lost his past three decisions, will look to continue his success against the Phillies on Friday night in Philadelphia. Koehler is 2-1 with a 1.29 ERA in four starts against the Phillies this season.
Braves: Rookie RHP John Gant (1-3, 4.39), who has lasted at least five innings in only two of his six starts, will look for his first win since June 17 against Washington in Friday night's opening game of a weekend series.
Miami Marlins
The Miami Marlins' ace said winning the game following a bench-clearing fracas was the best revenge.
Marcell Ozuna hit a three-run homer and Miami rallied to beat Julio Teheran and the Braves 7-5 in a testy game Wednesday night.
The benches for both teams emptied in the seventh inning after Atlanta reliever Jose Ramirez threw inside to Fernandez, who had been knocked to the ground by a pitch from Teheran in the fifth.
No punches were thrown and Ramirez was ejected.
Tensions began to rise in the sixth. Fernandez hit Nick Markakis on the hip with a fastball after Teheran plunked Martin Prado in the top of the inning. Both teams said no warning was issued by plate umpire Marvin Hudson before he tossed Ramirez.
Fernandez maintained he was not trying to hit Markakis, who clocked a two-run homer in Atlanta's four-run second.
"The ball slipped out of my hand and I hit him," Fernandez said.
The right-hander pointed to his ribs when he added: "If you think it's on purpose and you want to hit me, good, hit me. I don't mind. That's part of baseball. But don't throw at somebody's head, because I have a family."
Teheran said a curveball slipped out of his hand on his inside pitch to Fernandez in the fifth.
"If I'm going to hit somebody, I'm not going to hit him with my curveball," Teheran said. "If I'm going to move somebody off the plate, I'm going to do it with my fastball."
The comeback from a 4-1 deficit helped Fernandez (15-8) stop a five-game road losing streak, the longest of his career, and boosted Miami's fading playoff hopes.
The Marlins are four games behind the New York Mets for the second National League wild card.
"Forget about everything else that happened," Fernandez said. "We gained a game in the wild card."
Ozuna drove in four runs on two hits, including a run-scoring single off Mauricio Cabrera in the eighth.
A.J. Ramos pitched around a one-out double by Jace Peterson in the ninth for his 36th save.
Teheran (5-10) and the Braves lost a 4-1 lead in the sixth. Teheran gave up Ozuna's three-run homer one out after hitting Prado with a pitch. Ozuna matched a career high with his 23rd homer.
The Marlins won two of three in their final series at Turner Field but are only 6-9 overall against the team with the NL's worst record, a mark that has hurt their playoff chances.
Oh, baby!
Freddie Freeman's third-inning single for Atlanta gave him a 20-game hitting streak, the longest active run in the majors. It matched a 20-game string in 2011 as the longest of his career. He has reached base in 36 consecutive games since Aug. 6.
Freeman left the game early after receiving a message his wife was about to give birth.
Braves add two arms
The Braves, looking for pitching depth after recent injuries to Williams Perez and Mike Foltynewicz, acquired veteran right-handers Josh Collmenter and Joe Wieland in separate deals with the Chicago Cubs and Seattle Mariners.
Collmenter, 30, was acquired for cash and could start on Saturday against Washington. After being released by Arizona on Aug. 7, he signed a minor league deal with the Cubs and had a 2.25 ERA in four starts with Triple-A Iowa. He was Arizona's Opening Day starter in 2015.
Atlanta will send cash or a player to be named to Seattle for Wieland, who will report to Triple-A Gwinnett.
Trainer's room
Perez, who left Sunday's loss to the Mets, has a right elbow impingement and might be done for the season. Interim manager Brian Snitker said Perez will be shut down "and let everything calm down" before he starts throwing again. ... Snitker hopes Foltynewicz, hit on his calf by Ozuna's liner on Monday, misses only one start. The Braves are looking for a Saturday starter against Washington.
Up next
Marlins: RHP Tom Koehler (9-11, 3.97 ERA), who has lost his past three decisions, will look to continue his success against the Phillies on Friday night in Philadelphia. Koehler is 2-1 with a 1.29 ERA in four starts against the Phillies this season.
Braves: Rookie RHP John Gant (1-3, 4.39), who has lasted at least five innings in only two of his six starts, will look for his first win since June 17 against Washington in Friday night's opening game of a weekend series.
7:10PM,EDT,September 14,2016
Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Miami - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Julio Teheran pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Gordon singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Dietrich grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon stole third. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado reached on infield single to second, Gordon scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Yelich grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, Prado out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Inciarte lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| García grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Freeman flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Julio Teheran pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Ozuna struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Bour grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Realmuto fouled out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Kemp singled to left center. | 1 | 0 |
| Markakis homered to right (394 feet), Kemp scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Flowers reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Peterson walked, Flowers to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Swanson singled to right, Flowers scored, Peterson to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Teherán reached on bunt single to pitcher, Swanson to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Inciarte grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Peterson scored, Teherán out at second, Swanson to third. | 1 | 4 |
| García popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Julio Teheran pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Rojas fouled out to first. | 1 | 4 |
| Fernández grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| Gordon popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Freeman singled to right. | 1 | 4 |
| Kemp lined into double play, second to first, Freeman doubled off first. | 1 | 4 |
| Markakis lined out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Julio Teheran pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Dietrich struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Prado lined out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Yelich walked. | 1 | 4 |
| Ozuna struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Flowers popped out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Peterson walked. | 1 | 4 |
| Swanson grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Peterson out at second. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Julio Teheran pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Bour grounded out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Realmuto singled to center. | 1 | 4 |
| Rojas struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Fernández struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Teherán lined out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| Inciarte flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| García flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Julio Teheran pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Gordon tripled to right. | 1 | 4 |
| Dietrich reached on infield single to second, Gordon scored. | 2 | 4 |
| Prado hit by pitch, Dietrich to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Yelich flied out to left, Dietrich to third. | 2 | 4 |
| Ozuna homered to left (418 feet), Dietrich and Prado scored. | 5 | 4 |
| Ramírez relieved Teherán. | 5 | 4 |
| Bour flied out to left. | 5 | 4 |
| Realmuto fouled out to third. | 5 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Freeman struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| Kemp flied out to right. | 5 | 4 |
| Markakis hit by pitch. | 5 | 4 |
| Flowers grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Markakis out at second. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jose Ramirez pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Rojas lined out to left. | 5 | 4 |
| Atlanta's J Ramirez ejected by M Hudson in the 7th. | 5 | 4 |
| Cunniff relieved Ramírez. | 5 | 4 |
| Fernández struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| Gordon safe at first on error by shortstop Swanson. | 5 | 4 |
| Krol relieved Cunniff. | 5 | 4 |
| Francoeur hit for Dietrich. | 5 | 4 |
| Gordon stole second. | 5 | 4 |
| Francoeur grounded out to third. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Francoeur in left field. | 5 | 4 |
| Peterson lined out to center. | 5 | 4 |
| Swanson struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| Snyder hit for Krol. | 5 | 4 |
| Snyder struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mauricio Cabrera pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Lalli at first base. | 5 | 4 |
| Cabrera relieved Krol. | 5 | 4 |
| Prado walked. | 5 | 4 |
| Yelich struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| Prado stole second. | 5 | 4 |
| Ozuna singled to right, Prado scored. | 6 | 4 |
| Bour grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Ozuna out at second. | 6 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mike Dunn pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Dunn relieved Fernández. | 6 | 4 |
| Rojas at first base. | 6 | 4 |
| Hechavarría at shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| Inciarte grounded out to second. | 6 | 4 |
| García singled to left. | 6 | 4 |
| Lalli singled to right, García to third. | 6 | 4 |
| Phelps relieved Dunn. | 6 | 4 |
| Kemp grounded into fielder's choice to second, García scored, Lalli out at second. | 6 | 5 |
| Markakis grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joel De La Cruz pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| De La Cruz relieved Cabrera. | 6 | 5 |
| Realmuto doubled to center. | 6 | 5 |
| Rojas sacrificed to pitcher, Realmuto to third. | 6 | 5 |
| Suzuki hit for Phelps. | 6 | 5 |
| Suzuki hit sacrifice fly to right, Realmuto scored. | 7 | 5 |
| Gordon flied out to left. | 7 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Ramos pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Ramos relieved Phelps. | 7 | 5 |
| Flowers lined out to center. | 7 | 5 |
| Peterson doubled to left. | 7 | 5 |
| Swanson grounded out to third. | 7 | 5 |
| Beckham hit for De La Cruz. | 7 | 5 |
| Beckham lined out to center. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Miami Marlins
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .257 | .292 | .316 |
| Dietrich LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .276 | .367 | .399 |
a-Francoeur PH-LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 | .302 | .391 |
| Prado 3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .309 | .363 | .416 |
| Yelich CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .304 | .380 | .483 |
| Ozuna RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .270 | .324 | .470 |
| Bour 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .265 | .346 | .504 |
Hechavarría SS
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .283 | .312 |
| Realmuto C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .313 | .353 | .439 |
| Rojas SS-1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .249 | .284 | .324 |
| Fernández P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .265 | .280 | .306 |
Dunn P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Phelps P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .182 |
b-Suzuki PH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .304 | .370 | .396 |
Ramos P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 140 | |||
| a-grounded to third for D Dietrich in the 7th b-hit sacrifice fly to right for D Phelps in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Realmuto (29, De La Cruz) 3B: Gordon (5, Teherán) HR: Ozuna (23, 6th inning off Teherán 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: Prado (69), Dietrich (35), Ozuna 4 (72), Suzuki (21) S: Rojas SF: Suzuki GIDP: Yelich, Bour Marlins RISP: 4-7 (Ozuna 2-2, Dietrich 1-2, Francoeur 0-1, Yelich 0-1, Prado 1-1) Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Gordon 3 (20, 3rd base off Teherán/Flowers, 2nd base off Teherán/Flowers, 2nd base off Krol/Flowers); Prado (2, 2nd base off Cabrera/Flowers) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (Rojas-Bour, Gordon-Bour, Gordon-Rojas-Bour). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| P RAMIREZ EJECTED TOP 7TH (THROWING AT BATTER) |
Game Information
| Stadium | Turner Field, Atlanta, GA |
| Attendance | 21,498 (43.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:04 |
| Weather | 88 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Marvin Hudson, First Base - Brian Gorman, Second Base - Quinn Wolcott, Third Base - Ramon DeJesus |
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