If Jose Fernandez is to extend the longest winning streak of his career, he must avoid a third consecutive loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.
The right-hander tries to win a sixth straight start Thursday when the visiting Miami Marlins look to take the four-game home-and-home series with Rays.
Fernandez (6-2, 3.02 ERA) has a 2.03 ERA with 46 strikeouts over a five-start stretch, and he's yielded two runs in 20 innings over the last three. One of those runs came along with nine strikeouts through six of a 3-2 win over Washington on Saturday.