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Urena finishes strong, gets another chance to start
- Updated: August 17, 2016
CINCINNATI — A first inning that started so promising swung so swiftly on Tuesday night, and before Jose Urena could get back on track, he was tagged for five runs.
From that point, Urena was able to recover, but the Marlins were not, as the early damage set the tone in a 6-3 loss to the Reds at Great American Ball Park.
Urena was called up earlier in the day from Triple-A New Orleans as a spot starter. After his 35-pitch first inning, which turned disastrous on Tucker Barnhart’s grand slam, it appeared he was headed for an early exit. Instead, the young righty regrouped and made it through the sixth inning without any further damage.
After the game, manager Don Mattingly confirmed Urena not only weathered the night — which did feature some light rain — but he also will stay in the rotation and start on Sunday at Pittsburgh.
“After the first, he was good,” Mattingly said. “Once we get past the first, he throws five zeros and seemed to be better as the game was going on, but obviously, the first hurt …
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