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Improved curveball gets Urena near CG
- Updated: September 11, 2016
MIAMI — Jose Urena was so close, tantalizingly close, to ending the longest complete-game drought in Major League history.
The 24-year-old right-hander had gotten two quick outs in the ninth inning before Josh Reddick slapped an opposite-field single. So with one out to go, Urena gave the ball over to A.J. Ramos, who promptly got Corey Seager to bounce to second, sealing the Marlins’ 3-0 win over the Dodgers on Sunday at Marlins Park.
The crowd of 20,188 was rooting for Urena to finish what he started, but the righty was aware of the situation.
“We knew if one guy got on, and he knew if one guy got on,” manager Don Mattingly said. “I really wanted to take him out, start the inning out with A.J., give him a fresh inning. But Jose said he felt good. I told him, I’d give him a chance. I said, ‘If one guy gets on, I’m going to come get you then.’ He knew.”
To a loud applause, Urena exited after a career-high 8 2/3 innings, scattering four hits with four strikeouts and no walks on 108 pitches.
Before Sunday, just two …
