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Ramos locks down 18th save for Marlins
- Updated: June 5, 2016
MIAMI — If you ask Jose Fernandez, A.J. Ramos is an All-Star.
The Marlins’ closer worked a clean ninth inning to nail down his Major League-tying 18th save in Sunday’s 1-0 win over the Mets at Marlins Park. Ramos has converted his last 27 save opportunities, including 18 this year, a feat Fernandez believes merits a trip to San Diego.
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“I think that he deserves it,” Fernandez said. “Being so close to him, seeing how hard he works, I think he should go to the All-Star Game. I do.”
Despite no blown saves this season, not every appearance has been smooth with Ramos on the mound. Take his final batter on Sunday, for example. Neil Walker flied out to the center-field warning track on a 1-2 changeup that stayed up.
“It’s funny, I either throw a lot of balls and just enough …
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