ATLANTA -- After beginning the season in the bullpen, Jose Urena has developed into perhaps Miami's top starter.
Urena's latest case for ace status was a win against the Braves that ended a losing streak.
Urena allowed only three hits in 6 1/3 innings and added his first career RBI to stop Miami's five-game skid and lead the Marlins to a 7-1 win over Atlanta on Friday night.
Urena (13-6) gave up a fourth-inning homer to Freddie Freeman but little else. Atlanta's only other hits off Urena were a second-inning single by Tyler Flowers in the second and a bunt single by Ozzie Albies in the sixth. Urena struck out the side in the fifth .
Is it time to call Urena the ace of Miami's staff?
"You almost have to at this point, right?" said Marlins manager Don Mattingly. "He's kind of been that guy that time in and time out to keep us in a game."
Urena made six relief appearances before joining the rotation on May 7. He has been especially effective on the road, where he is 9-1.
Ichiro Suzuki hit his 2,500th career single in the ninth, when the Marlins scored four runs. Tyler Moore drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single .
Derek Dietrich gave Miami a 3-0 lead when he led off the third with his 10th homer.
Miami began the night eight games behind Colorado for the second NL wild card after losing 10 of 11.
Miguel Rojas and Urena had back-to-back RBI singles off Mike Foltynewicz (10-12) in the second. Urena took a .077 batting average into the game and had not driven in a run in 69 career at-bats before his liner to right field drove in Suzuki, who walked.
"It took a long time but I made it," Urena said.
Foltynewicz allowed three hits on six hits and one walk in six innings. He struck out six of the last 10 batters he faced.
"Ending the way I did was a positive," Foltynewicz said. "The early innings I think I just get a little too fast with everything. That's when mechanics get a little off and I can't throw strikes consistently."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: 1B Justin Bour (right oblique strain) had a double, sliding headfirst into second, in his first at-bat in his return from the DL. He was placed on the DL on July 25. Mattingly said Bour likely will be given a day off on Saturday "and then get him back on track."
Braves: OF Nick Markakis was held out of the lineup after suffering a bruised right wrist when diving for a ball in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Rangers. ... C Tyler Flowers (bruised left hand) came off the 10-day DL and had one hit.
STANTON RESTS
Giancarlo Stanton, only 4 for 39 since Aug. 28, was given his first break from the Miami starting lineup since July 6. He was issued an intentional walk as a pinch-hitter in the ninth. Three of Stanton's four hits in the stretch were homers, giving him 53 for the season, the most in the majors. Suzuki started in right field.
50 STEALS
Dee Gordon stole second base in the ninth following his second single of the game. The steal was his 50th of the season.
WELL DONE
Ronald Acuna, who played at three different levels and made it to Triple-A for Atlanta, was chosen as the minor league player of the year by Baseball America. The 19-year-old outfielder hit a combined .325 with 21 home runs and 82 RBI. He stole 44 bases and finished with 60 extra-base hits.
UP NEXT
Marlins: LHP Adam Conley (6-7, 5.09) is 3-1 with a 3.13 ERA in six career games, including five starts, against Atlanta. He allowed four runs, three earned, in a 5-3 loss to the Braves on Aug. 4.
Braves: LHP Max Fried (1-0, 3.86) will try for his second straight win after he gave up a run and four hits in five innings in his first start, a 5-1 win at the Cubs on Sunday.
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Urena's latest case for ace status was a win against the Braves that ended a losing streak.
Urena allowed only three hits in 6 1/3 innings and added his first career RBI to stop Miami's five-game skid and lead the Marlins to a 7-1 win over Atlanta on Friday night.
Urena (13-6) gave up a fourth-inning homer to Freddie Freeman but little else. Atlanta's only other hits off Urena were a second-inning single by Tyler Flowers in the second and a bunt single by Ozzie Albies in the sixth. Urena struck out the side in the fifth .
Is it time to call Urena the ace of Miami's staff?
"You almost have to at this point, right?" said Marlins manager Don Mattingly. "He's kind of been that guy that time in and time out to keep us in a game."
Urena made six relief appearances before joining the rotation on May 7. He has been especially effective on the road, where he is 9-1.
Ichiro Suzuki hit his 2,500th career single in the ninth, when the Marlins scored four runs. Tyler Moore drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single .
Derek Dietrich gave Miami a 3-0 lead when he led off the third with his 10th homer.
Miami began the night eight games behind Colorado for the second NL wild card after losing 10 of 11.
Miguel Rojas and Urena had back-to-back RBI singles off Mike Foltynewicz (10-12) in the second. Urena took a .077 batting average into the game and had not driven in a run in 69 career at-bats before his liner to right field drove in Suzuki, who walked.
"It took a long time but I made it," Urena said.
Foltynewicz allowed three hits on six hits and one walk in six innings. He struck out six of the last 10 batters he faced.
"Ending the way I did was a positive," Foltynewicz said. "The early innings I think I just get a little too fast with everything. That's when mechanics get a little off and I can't throw strikes consistently."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: 1B Justin Bour (right oblique strain) had a double, sliding headfirst into second, in his first at-bat in his return from the DL. He was placed on the DL on July 25. Mattingly said Bour likely will be given a day off on Saturday "and then get him back on track."
Braves: OF Nick Markakis was held out of the lineup after suffering a bruised right wrist when diving for a ball in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Rangers. ... C Tyler Flowers (bruised left hand) came off the 10-day DL and had one hit.
STANTON RESTS
Giancarlo Stanton, only 4 for 39 since Aug. 28, was given his first break from the Miami starting lineup since July 6. He was issued an intentional walk as a pinch-hitter in the ninth. Three of Stanton's four hits in the stretch were homers, giving him 53 for the season, the most in the majors. Suzuki started in right field.
50 STEALS
Dee Gordon stole second base in the ninth following his second single of the game. The steal was his 50th of the season.
WELL DONE
Ronald Acuna, who played at three different levels and made it to Triple-A for Atlanta, was chosen as the minor league player of the year by Baseball America. The 19-year-old outfielder hit a combined .325 with 21 home runs and 82 RBI. He stole 44 bases and finished with 60 extra-base hits.
UP NEXT
Marlins: LHP Adam Conley (6-7, 5.09) is 3-1 with a 3.13 ERA in six career games, including five starts, against Atlanta. He allowed four runs, three earned, in a 5-3 loss to the Braves on Aug. 4.
Braves: LHP Max Fried (1-0, 3.86) will try for his second straight win after he gave up a run and four hits in five innings in his first start, a 5-1 win at the Cubs on Sunday.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Miami - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Gordon lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Dietrich struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Inciarte grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Albies grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| F. Freeman lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Ozuna struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Bour doubled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Realmuto flied out to right, Bour to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Suzuki walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Rojas singled to shallow right, Bour scored, Suzuki to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Ureña singled to right, Suzuki scored, Rojas to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Gordon fouled out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Kemp grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Flowers singled to left center. | 2 | 0 |
| Ruiz grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Flowers out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| Swanson grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Dietrich homered to right center (393 feet). | 3 | 0 |
| Yelich doubled to right center. | 3 | 0 |
| Ozuna grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Yelich stole third. | 3 | 0 |
| Bour grounded into fielder's choice to first, Yelich out at home. | 3 | 0 |
| Realmuto flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Peterson walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Foltynewicz grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 0 |
| Inciarte struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Albies grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Suzuki grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Rojas struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Ureña struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| F. Freeman homered to left center (393 feet). | 3 | 1 |
| Kemp struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Flowers grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 1 |
| Ruiz lined out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Gordon struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Dietrich grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Yelich singled to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Ozuna struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Swanson struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| Peterson struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Foltynewicz struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Bour struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Realmuto struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Suzuki grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Inciarte grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Albies reached on bunt single to third. | 3 | 1 |
| F. Freeman walked, Albies to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Kemp grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, F. Freeman out at second, Albies to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Flowers flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Minter pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Minter relieved Foltynewicz. | 3 | 1 |
| Rojas flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Ureña struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| Gordon singled to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Dietrich grounded out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Ruiz grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Swanson walked. | 3 | 1 |
| García relieved Ureña. | 3 | 1 |
| L. Adams hit for Peterson. | 3 | 1 |
| L. Adams hit by pitch, Swanson to second. | 3 | 1 |
| García hit for Minter. | 3 | 1 |
| García grounded out to pitcher, Swanson to third, L. Adams to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Inciarte walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Albies grounded into fielder's choice to second, Inciarte out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dan Winkler pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| L. Adams in right field. | 3 | 1 |
| Winkler relieved Minter. | 3 | 1 |
| Yelich struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| Ozuna lined out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| Bour walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Moore ran for Bour. | 3 | 1 |
| Realmuto flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jarlin Garcia pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Moore at first base. | 3 | 1 |
| F. Freeman reached on infield single to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Steckenrider relieved García. | 3 | 1 |
| Kemp struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Flowers struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Ruiz grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Rex Brothers pitching for Atlanta | MIA | ATL |
| Brothers relieved Winkler. | 3 | 1 |
| Suzuki reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Rojas doubled to center, Suzuki scored. | 4 | 1 |
| Stanton hit for Steckenrider. | 4 | 1 |
| Stanton intentionally walked. | 4 | 1 |
| Rojas to third, Stanton to second on wild pitch by Brothers. | 4 | 1 |
| Gordon singled to center, Rojas scored, Stanton to third. | 5 | 1 |
| Anderson hit for Dietrich. | 5 | 1 |
| Jackson relieved Brothers. | 5 | 1 |
| Gordon stole second. | 5 | 1 |
| Anderson grounded out to third. | 5 | 1 |
| Yelich intentionally walked. | 5 | 1 |
| Ozuna fouled out to third. | 5 | 1 |
| Moore singled to right, Stanton and Gordon scored, Yelich to third. | 7 | 1 |
| Realmuto grounded into fielder's choice to third, Moore out at second. | 7 | 1 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brian Ellington pitching for Miami | MIA | ATL |
| Anderson at third base. | 7 | 1 |
| Ellington relieved Steckenrider. | 7 | 1 |
| Swanson walked. | 7 | 1 |
| L. Adams singled to right, Swanson to second. | 7 | 1 |
| M. Adams hit for Jackson. | 7 | 1 |
| M. Adams struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| Inciarte flied out to center. | 7 | 1 |
| Albies walked, Swanson to third, L. Adams to second. | 7 | 1 |
| F. Freeman flied out to left. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami Marlins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gordon 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .302 | .341 | .363 |
| Dietrich 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .243 | .329 | .404 |
a-Anderson PH-3B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .269 | .367 | .308 |
| Yelich CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .289 | .374 | .449 |
| Ozuna LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .306 | .371 | .542 |
| Bour 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .289 | .367 | .549 |
Moore PR-1B
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .214 | .249 | .393 |
| Realmuto C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .270 | .325 | .440 |
| Suzuki RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .261 | .318 | .339 |
| Rojas SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .263 | .329 | .310 |
| Ureña P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .095 | .095 | .119 |
García P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
b-Stanton PH
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .379 | .645 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 173 | |||
| a-grounded to third for D Dietrich in the 9th b-intentionally walked for D Steckenrider in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Bour (16, Foltynewicz); Yelich (32, Foltynewicz); Rojas (8, Brothers) HR: Dietrich (10, 3rd inning off Foltynewicz 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Rojas 2 (14), Ureña (1), Dietrich (43), Gordon (26), Moore 2 (27) 2-out RBI: Rojas, Ureña, Moore 2 Marlins RISP: 4-11 (Rojas 1-1, Ureña 1-1, Ozuna 0-2, Moore 1-1, Gordon 1-2, Bour 0-1, Anderson 0-1, Realmuto 0-2) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Yelich (14, 3rd base off Foltynewicz/Flowers); Gordon (50, 2nd base off Jackson/Flowers) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | SunTrust Park, Cumberland, GA |
| Attendance | 30,056 (73% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:16 |
| Weather | 72 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Muchlinski, First Base - Chad Whitson, Second Base - Mike Winters, Third Base - Marty Foster |
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