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Jose shows way as Marlins cool red-hot Royals
- Updated: August 25, 2016
MIAMI — Jose Fernandez put an end to his slump in record fashion on Wednesday night, tossing seven dominant innings while striking out nine in the Marlins’ 3-0 victory over the Royals, snapping their nine-game winning streak.
With his nine strikeouts, Fernandez became Miami’s single-season strikeout leader, now with 213, eclipsing Ryan Dempster’s mark of 209 in 2000. But Fernandez’s 111-pitch outing ended with some caution as he limped off the mound with a cramp after striking out Christian Colon to end the seventh.
Royals starter Dillon Gee had limited the Marlins to one hit — Fernandez’s infield single in the second — through five innings. But in the sixth, Fernandez’s one-out single to center triggered a string of four straight singles, and Gee was lifted after Christian Yelich’s two-run hit to right.
The Marlins, who dropped a 1-0 decision in the series opener on Tuesday, had gone 18 straight innings without a run before pushing three across in the sixth. Also in the sixth, Marcell Ozuna’s sacrifice fly scored Martin Prado, who made a nice swipe …
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