Conley philosophical about near no-hitter

MIAMI — Adam Conley truly believes there is a time and place for everything. So when he reflects on his last start, tossing 7 2/3-innings of no-hit ball at Milwaukee on Friday night, the Marlins’ lefty is at peace with manager Don Mattingly’s decision to make a change.

Rather than dwell on what might have been, Conley critically dissects what actually happened in a game the Marlins ended up winning, 6-3, at Miller Park. He threw 116 pitches and needed four more outs for the sixth no-hitter in franchise history.

“The thing I was happiest about was getting into the eighth inning,” Conley said. “The day after that start, I went up to [pitching coach Juan Nieves], and I said, ‘Hey, unless you can go punch out 14 guys or 17 guys, something like that, I think most guys don’t go out there and throw no-hitters totally on their own.’

“In a way, a no-hitter is something that happens to you. I’ve had better stuff and pitched worse, had worse results. I’ve had better stuff and been out of the game in the fifth.”

Conley will take the mound on Thursday at 7:10 p.m. ET in the series finale with the D-backs at Marlins Park. He takes the mound with no regrets or thoughts of what might have been.

One of Miami’s promising young starters, Conley understood Mattingly’s decision would create controversy.

“I knew it would stir the pot a little bit on TV and Twitter,” he said. “We’ve seen that on ‘High Heat’ and TV shows, the pot was really stirred up with it, because it’s a topic where obviously, the fans want to see a no-hitter. And …

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