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 Fernandez seemed more shaken about hitting Arizona left fielder
David Peralta in the head with a pitch than he was jubilant after
his pitching and hitting led the Marlins to a 5-3 victory over the
Diamondbacks at Chase Field.
"It's just something you don't want to see," said Fernandez, whose
0-2 fastball glanced off Peralta's front shoulder and hit his
batting helmet in the earhole in the sixth inning, forcing Peralta
to leave the game.
"When the ball came out of my hand, I knew it was a really bad
pitch. I was just hoping for him not to get hit. It's not good for
the game. You never want that to happen to anybody, to myself, to my
teammates, to any person who plays the game."
Fernandez gave up five hits and three runs in seven innings, and he
doubled home a run and scored another as the Marlins (40-55) won
their second straight.
His double capped a three-run second inning that create a 3-0 lead
the Marlins never lost. Fernandez made his fourth start of the
season since returning from Tommy John surgery.
Peralta said he passed the concussion protocol after the game, and
he appears to be fine.
"It was a scary moment," Peralta said. "I saw the ball out of his
hand and it sort of was riding toward my face. I tried to protect
myself. It hit first my shoulder but still got me good on my ear."
Fernandez (3-0) issued his only two walks of the night with two outs
in the seventh inning, leading to the final Arizona run that cut the
margin to 5-3.
Arizona loaded the bases in eighth and ninth innings but did not
score. In the ninth, the Diamondbacks loaded the bases with no outs,
but Marlins right-hander A.J. Ramos struck out first baseman Paul
Goldschmidt, center fielder A.J. Pollock and right-fielder Yasmany
Tomas for his 16th save.
"The ninth inning, what can you say?" Marlins manager Dan Jennings
said. "He's shown ice water all year."
Catcher J.T. Realmuto and right fielder Ichiro Suzuki each had an
extra-base hit, drove in a run and scored for the Marlins.
Goldschmidt and center fielder Ender Inciarte had two hits apiece
for the Diamondbacks (43-50), who lost for the eighth time in nine
games.
"We got the bases loaded (in the ninth), and I would any day of the
week put those three hitters up there against any pitcher in the
league in the situation," Arizona manager Chip Hale said. "(Ramos)
did a great job."
Diamondbacks hitting coach Turner Ward was ejected after Peralta was
hit, and Arizona reliever Dominic Leone was ejected when he hit
Miami left fielder Christian Yelich with a pitch in the seventh
inning.
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Miami third baseman Casey McGehee doubled and first baseman Michael
Morse walked to open the second inning before Realmuto doubled to
drive in a run. Center fielder Cole Gillespie had a sacrifice fly,
and Fernandez hit a ground-rule double down the left field line to
cap the three-run inning.
Goldschmidt doubled in the fourth with one out and scored on Tomas'
two-out single. Third baseman Jake Lamb tripled to make it 3-2.
Fernandez reached on Lamb's error and scored on Suzuki's triple
before second baseman Martin Prado singled to make it 5-2 in the
fourth.
Arizona starter Robbie Ray (3-5) gave up five hits and five runs
(four earned) in 4 2/3 innings, his shortest start of the season.
NOTES: Arizona will purchase the contract of RHP Zack Godley from
Double-A Mobile, and he will start Thursday against the Milwaukee
Brewers. Godley, in his first season as a starter, is 9-4 with a
2.72 ERA in 17 appearances at Class A Visalia and Mobile. The
Diamondbacks will make a corresponding move to add Godley to the
40-man roster Thursday. ... Miami RF Giancarlo Stanton is expected
to begin hitting off a tee this weekend or early next week, manager
Dan Jennings said. ... Tests showed Miami RHP Jarred Cosart's
vertigo is induced by a sinus issue that has bothered him most of
the season, manager Dan Jennings said. Cosart was forced to leave a
minor league start Friday because of vertigo, which also landed him
on the disabled list early in the season. ... Arizona hitting coach
Turner Ward graduated from the University of Phoenix with a degree
in management. He began taking classes as a minor league coach in
2010.
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