RHP Jose Fernandez starts against the Mets on Saturday. Fernandez, an All-Star this year for the second time in his brief career, is 11-4 with a 2.53 ERA. Fernandez is even better at home. In his career, he is 25-1 with a 1.43 ERA at Marlins Park. And in six career starts against the Mets -- home or away, he is 2-0 with a 1.32 ERA.

RHP Jose Fernandez matched his career of 14 strikeouts while working 6 1/3 innings Monday against Philadelphia, but he was left with a no-decision. Fernandez, who allowed two runs on four hits while walking two, gave up a first-inning run on Maikel Franco's infield out, and a leadoff homer to Tommy Joseph when he hung a first-pitch curveball in the seventh. "His stuff was good, and he's doing what he does. He was attacking," manager Don Mattingly said. Fernandez recorded the 500th strikeout of his career, in his 65th start. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only two pitchers have reached that milestone more quickly since 1900 -- Doc Gooden, who did so in his 62nd start, and Yu Darvish, who did so in his 61st.

RHP Jose Fernandez starts Monday night when Miami opens a three-game series in Philadelphia. Fernandez last pitched in the All-Star Game on Tuesday, allowing a run in 1 1/3 innings, and his last regular-season game was a 3-1 win on July 8 over Cincinnati. In his career against the Phillies, Fernandez is 1-1 with a 2.89 ERA in five starts, including a no-decision this year.

RHP Jose Fernandez is Miami's ace and has again established himself as one of the best pitchers in baseball. Fernandez, who turns 24 on July 31, has been an All-Star in the only two years in which he was not coming off elbow surgery, 2013 and 2016. He is 11-4 with a 2.52 ERA this season. Plus, his enthusiastic spirit lifts the Marlins, especially at home, where he is nearly unbeatable. For his career at Marlins Park, Fernandez is 25-1 with a 1.43 ERA.

RHP Jose Fernandez beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-1 on Friday, improving to 25-1 with a 1.43 ERA in his career at Marlins Park. He held the Reds to six hits, no walks and one run, which was unearned. He struck out eight batters in seven innings. Overall this season, Fernandez is 11-4 with a 2.52 ERA. He has a 0.26 ERA in his past five home starts, and his 154 strikeouts are second in the majors behind Washington's Max Scherzer (155).

NEW YORK -- Stephen Strasburg completed an unbeaten first half of the season Friday night, when the right-handed pitcher allowed one run over seven strong innings to earn the win as the Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 3-1 at Citi FieldThe Mets lost for just the second time in nine games, but it was a costly defeat. A pair of All-Stars, outfielder Yoenis Cespedes and right-handed pitcher Noah Syndergaard, left with injuries. Cespedes exited after the third inning with a strained right quad while Syndergaard left with two outs in the fifth due to arm fatigue.Clint Robinson hit a two-run homer in the second for the Nationals while Daniel Murphy continued to dominate his former team with an RBI double in the third. Murphy is batting .409 with five homers and 15 RBIs this season against the Mets, with whom he played the first seven seasons of his career before signing with Washington in December.Angels 9, Orioles 5BALTIMORE -- Daniel Nava had a pair of RBIs and leaping grab to rob... [More]

RHP Jose Fernandez will make his case for starting for the National League in next week's All-Star Game when he takes the mound for the Marlins on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds at Marlins Park. Fernandez was named to his second All-Star team on Tuesday and will likely be one of the candidates to start the game by virtue of having three days rest before next Tuesday's Midsummer Classic. The ace is coming off his worst start of the season last Saturday, when he took the loss after allowing nine runs (six earned) on eight hits and one walk while striking out eight over 5 2/3 innings as the Marlins fell to the Atlanta Braves, 9-1. The runs allowed were a career high for Fernandez while the six earned runs allowed tied a career high set twice previously. Fernandez is 1-1 with a 3.50 ERA in three career starts against the Reds.

RHP Jose Fernandez was selected to the National League All-Star team Tuesday. It is the second All-Star honor for Fernandez, who is 10-4 with a 2.69 ERA and 146 strikeouts in 100 1/3 innings. Fernandez is scheduled to make his final start of the first half on Friday, which could make him a candidate to start the game for the National League. He made his first trip to the All-Star Game as a rookie in 2013.

RHP Jose Fernandez allowed a career-high nine runs (six earned) in 5 2/3 innings Saturday, snapping a four-game winning streak against the Braves. He struck out eight, but threw three wild pitches and allowed eight hits. Two were homers -- a two-run blast by Freddie Freeman in the first inning and a three-run shot by Jace Peterson in a seven-run sixth. Fernandez fell to 10-4 with a 2.69 ERA.

RHP Jose Fernandez (10-3, 2.28 ERA) makes his 16th start of the season Saturday. He was 2-1 with a 1.67 ERA in four starts in June. Fernandez ranks third in the league with 138 strikeouts and averages a league-best 13.1 per nine innings. Fernandez is 4-1 with a 2.15 ERA in seven career starts against Atlanta. This season he's made one start against Atlanta, but received no-decision after throwing seven innings of scoreless, one-hit ball. Fernandez was the improbable hitting hero Friday with a pinch-hit double that scored the go-ahead runs in the 12th inning.

TORONTO -- Carlos Santana led off the 19th inning with his 17th homer of the season against infielder Darwin Barney, who was pitching, and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Friday afternoon to win their club-record 14th straight game.The Blue Jays sent out infielder Ryan Goins to pitch the 18th inning. He allowed singles to Jose Ramirez and Lonnie Chisenhall, who had five hits after the sixth inning that put runners at the corners, but got out of the jam.Barney (0-1), who made the third out of the 18th inning, became the 10th Blue Jays position player to pitch in the 19th. Barney allowed the home run, then retired his next three batters.Trevor Bauer (7-2), scheduled to be Cleveland's starter on Saturday, entered the game in the 15th inning and picked up the win allowing two hits and three walks while striking out three.Tigers 10, Rays 2ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Victor Martinez crushed two three-run home runs and Detroit cruised past Tampa Bay.Detroit starter Michael... [More]

RHP Jose Fernandez struck out 13 in seven innings against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, one shy of his career high. Fernandez allowed four hits -- all singles -- three walks and one run. He set a franchise record, however, with his sixth 10-plus-strikeout game of the season. He has 15 of those for his career. Fernandez improved to 24-1 with a 1.48 ERA for his career at Marlins Park.

RHP Jose Fernandez, 31-12 in his big-league career, makes his first start against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. Fernandez is 23-1 with a 1.48 ERA in his career at Marlins Park. Fernandez has limited right-handed hitters to a .167 average in his career.

RHP Jose Fernandez could be skipped in the rotation for the second time this year, which would seemingly allow him to pitch in the playoffs. The Marlins don't want to exceed 180 innings this year on Fernandez, who is in his first full season after elbow surgery. His next start is set for Sunday against Chicago.

RHP Jose Fernandez might be skipped a second time this year, which could allow him to pitch potential playoff games. The Marlins don't want to exceed 180 innings this year on Fernandez, who is in his first full season after elbow surgery. His next start is Sunday against Chicago.

RHP Jose Fernandez pitched a brilliant game on Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves. Fernandez went seven innings and allowed just one hit -- an infield grounder -- and no runs. He gave up two walks and one hit-by-pitch in a 99-pitch effort. He struck out seven batters, including the final two batters he faced. He left with a 2-0 lead, but his bullpen, namely David Phelps, blew the advantage and Fernandez settled for a no-decision.

RHP Jose Fernandez, who was scheduled to start on Friday, will not pitch until Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves.It's all part of the plan to reduce Fernandez's work load since he came back from elbow surgery last year. The goal is to cap him at about 180 innings this year. So far, Fernandez is 9-3 with a 2.57 ERA in 80 innings.

RHP Jose Fernandez is being skipped from his scheduled start Friday night against the Rockies in Miami. His next start is being pushed back to next Tuesday as a way to shave innings off his first full season since having Tommy John surgery during the 2014 season. Fernandez has thrown 80 2/3 innings in 13 starts. With the Marlins off Thursday, everyone else works on normal rest.

RHP Jose Fernandez went six innings Saturday and has 80 2/3 innings this season, his first full year back after undergoing Tommy John on May 16, 2014. The Marlins have a plan in place to limit Fernandez's innings this season, and both sides discussed it this spring. Manager Don Mattingly took pains to stay away from specifics when asked the other day. "He's pretty much right" on pace, Mattingly said. "The plan is working to this point. You always talk about the 180 (innings) range. We're right around that. Right now I'm glad we put that together in spring, because there are going to be parts of this plan he doesn't like very much, and he knows it. We've talked about. Glad it was there before he got on a roll and wants to solve the problems of the world." Fernandez, 9-3 with a 2.57 ERA, belongs on the NL All-Star team, but missing that game would be a way to conserve innings. "Everything we have will unfold as the season goes along," Mattingly said.

RHP Jose Fernandez retired the first 17 batters he faced before giving up four runs on five straight hits in suffering his first loss since May 28. "It is called baseball," Fernandez said. "I was trying to go out there and give my best like I always do. Give my team a chance to win but it is not a big deal. It was just five innings. They hit the ball hard a couple times. I am very happy about my personal outing, but the team lost so that throws everything away." The loss broke an eight-start winning streak, tied for the best in franchise history with LHP Chris Hammond. Fernandez had a 1.38 ERA and 78 strikeouts during his 8-0 stretch, and only former D-backs LHP Randy Johnson (1999, 2000) and Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw have better numbers during an eight-game winning streak, according to Elias Sports Bureau.