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Baseball-Fernandez cuts Giants down to size on Marlins return

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Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jose Fernandez (right) hugs his grandmother Olga Fernandez (left) after …

(Reuters) - Jose Fernandez made a triumphant return after more than a year out with injury when he hit a solo home run and pitched a winning game for the Miami Marlins on Thursday.

Even better, the 5-4 home victory came against last year's World Series-winning San Francisco Giants.

The 22-year-old from Cuba had not pitched in a Major League game since May, 2014 after he underwent Tommy John elbow surgery and then endured a long recovery process.