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Fernandez shaking off rare losing skid
- Updated: August 3, 2016
CHICAGO — Getting to Jose Fernandez in one start is tough enough, but to do it twice in a row is almost unprecedented. But the Marlins’ ace reminds us that he’s only human.
The Cubs chipped away at Fernandez on Tuesday night, doing just enough damage to claim a 3-2 win over the Marlins at Wrigley Field. For just the second time in the same season, Miami’s hard-throwing right-hander lost consecutive starts.
“It’s called baseball,” Fernandez said. “I’m not a machine. It happens.”
Before Tuesday’s setback at Chicago, Fernandez also dropped a 5-4 decision to the Cardinals five days ago at Marlins Park.
The only other time that occurred to the 24-year-old was in 2013, on April 18 at Cincinnati and April 23 at Minnesota. Those games marked just the third and fourth starts of his career, when he was just 20.
Fernandez bounced back that season and was the National League Rookie of the Year.
On Tuesday, he was victimized by the Cubs, particularly the top of their order. Dexter Fowler started the first inning with a triple and scored on Willson Contreras’ RBI …
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