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- Updated: August 12, 2016
MIAMI — If everything goes according to script, skipping Jose Fernandez on Sunday will enable the All-Star right-hander to be available for the rest of the season, as well as the postseason, should the Marlins secure a spot.
Fernandez was lined up to start on Sunday against the White Sox and Chris Sale, but in the revised rotation, the Marlins’ ace will next take the mound on Aug. 19 at Pittsburgh.
“We haven’t changed any part of the plan, at any point,” Fernandez said on Friday. “We’re following the plan, amazingly.”
The Marlins mapped out a schedule for Fernandez in Spring Training, which called for him to throw about 180 innings in the regular season. The plan also built in two skipped starts, with one before the All-Star break and one in August.
With Thursday’s day off, the Marlins decided Sunday would be the appropriate time to give their hard-throwing right-hander a …
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