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Jose Fernandez keeps racking up wins, throwing sliders
- Updated: June 1, 2016
12:25 AM ET
Now that the Cubs have lost a start by Jake Arrieta, Jose Fernandez at home is just about the surest thing in baseball these days.
Jose Fernandez in MayRankWins61stERA1.38T-3rdK per 912.92nd
The Miami Marlins’ ace ran off his fifth straight excellent start and beat the Pirates 3-1 on Tuesday. He allowed no runs and three hits in seven innings, striking out six without a walk. Fernandez has won seven straight starts, and in his last five starts he is 5-0 with a 0.79 ERA, with 49 strikeouts and nine walks. He’s the first pitcher this season to have five consecutive starts of six innings or more while allowing one run or fewer (Madison Bumgarner can become the second in his next start).
Fernandez is the first Marlins pitcher to win seven straight starts since A.J. Burnett in 2005. Stump your friends with this piece of trivia: The Marlins’ record for consecutive starts with a win is eight, set by Chris Hammond in their first season, 1993.
In 32 career home starts, Fernandez is now 22-1 with a 1.59 ERA.
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