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Jose scheduled to start Sunday vs. Braves
- Updated: September 21, 2016
MIAMI — For now, Jose Fernandez is scheduled to start Sunday in the series finale with the Braves at Marlins Park. But that outing is subject to change, depending on how the club is trending in the Wild Card standings.
Manager Don Mattingly said on Wednesday as long as there is postseason hope, Fernandez will remain in the rotation. If they are either eliminated or on the brink of being eliminated by Sunday, then he could be shut down.
But as of Wednesday, Fernandez is lined up to make the start. After that, he could make one final start at Washington over the final weekend of the regular season.
“I can tell you right now, if we’re eliminated by the time that one might come up, he would not pitch,” Mattingly said. “He would not pitch the last one, if that’s the case. He might want to pitch, but he won’t pitch.”
The way Fernandez dominated on Tuesday in a 1-0 win over the Nationals makes the Marlins want to see at least one more outing.
In eight brilliant innings, the hard-throwing right-hander allowed three hits, no walks and struck out 12. He had a stretch of retiring 21 straight.
Fernandez …
