TAMPA (SportsDirect Inc.) — Jose Fernandez is in a sensational groove and will look to win his sixth consecutive start when the visiting Miami Marlins wrap up a four-game, home-and-home series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday afternoon.
After splitting the first two games in Miami, the Marlins squeezed out a 4-3 victory Wednesday to improve to 14-9 away from home.
Fernandez has permitted a total of seven runs during his winning streak, but he has lost both of his career starts against the Rays at Tropicana Park.
He will need to be wary of former teammate Logan Morrison, who continued his white-hot tear with a homer among three hits Wednesday and is 15-for-27 with three blasts and 10 RBIs over his last nine games.