Atlanta only managed seven hits against the rookie phenom. Evan Gattis drove in the only run against Fernandez with a solo shot in the sixth inning for his nineteenth homer of the year. Andrelton Simmons led the Braves with two hits and he also scored a run. Elliot Johnson had a hit and drove in the Braves' only other run. Jordan Schafer, Freddie Freeman and Mike Minor each had hits in the loss.
Minor had a rough outing and ended up taking the loss and is now 13-7 on the year. He pitched six innings and gave up five runs, four earned, on eleven hits including homers to Giancarlo Stanton and Fernandez. When the rookie pitcher hit his homer though, he showed the Braves up by standing at the plate and admiring the homer, tossing his bat and spitting by Chris Johnson as he rounded third. All of that irked the Braves and caused a benches clearing spat with some shoving but no punches thrown. Anthony Varvaro also pitched in the game, throwing scoreless ball in the seventh and eighth innings.
Atlanta is now 87-58 on the year and they will finish their four-game series with the Marlins tomorrow afternoon at 12:40 p.m. Freddy Garcia (3-6) will make a start so the Braves can rest Alex Wood, and he will be facing Brian Flynn (0-0) of the Marlins.
Brian McCann gets into it with Marlins' rookie Jose Fernandez after the pitcher took it a little too far in the Braves' 5-2 loss to Miami on Wednesday night.
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