LOS ANGELES (CBSMiami) – With the bases loaded on walks and their closer for the night — as well as their manager — ejected, the Miami Marlins needed a hero.
Enter Jose Urena.
The right-hander bailed Miami out of a crazy bottom of the eighth inning and earned his first big league save, preserving Justin Nicolino’s win in a 2-0 decision Wednesday night over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
“A couple of things didn’t go our way,” Urena said through an interpreter. “It was a big moment and a great night.”
Urena’s wire-walk out of a mess not of his making gave the Marlins (9-11) their fourth consecutive win, as well as their first series victory in Dodger Stadium since 2010.