Shoulder stiffness sends Marlins ace Fernandez back to Miami

The only Braves with a homer or more than two hits against Fernandez is the DL’d Freddie Freeman, who’s 3-for-12 with a homer off him. After an oblique injured forced first-baseman Freddie Freeman back to the Disabled List, Chris Johnson moved from third to first, allowing Garcia consistent playing time.

“He was pretty dominant early in the game”, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. Pitcher Mike Dunn cut off the throw from the outfield and fired to third, where Castro was called out.

The Marlins are simply ready for this season to come to an end, as they don’t score runs and when they do score runs, their pitching gives up the lead constantly. Vizcaino pitched around a one-out single by right fielder Ichiro Suzuki, who reached second on a wild pitch but was stranded there. Iglesias shoved catcher James McCann and threw his glove at him Friday night during a 7-2 loss to Boston. The Braves are 2-5 in his last seven starts.

“He has flown back to Miami to see Dr. Kaplan”, manager Dan Jennings said. Meanwhile, the Marlins are 8-20 with a. 245 BA, 3.64 ERA and 93 runs scored in their past 28 games.

Atlanta would respond in a big way in the bottom half of the seventh inning. Right fielder Nick Markakis drove in the first run with a sacrifice fly to left. Pierzynski drove in Castro with a single to left, extending his hitting streak to 12 games. The Braves have won seven straight games when scoring more than three runs.

Jose Fernandez, who returned on July 2 after missing 14 months after having Tommy John surgery, has returned to Miami because he has right shoulder tightness, according to reports. Urena fell to the ground in pain but remained in the game to complete the inning. He allowed five runs on six hits in two innings.

“Dr. Kaplan is aware of Jose almost as good as anyone”, Jennings stated. “He wanted the opportunity to gut it out, but if it was going to alter his delivery at all, there’s no way we were going to do it”.

The Braves took an 8-5 lead with three runs in the fifth against reliever Adam Conley. Pierzynski and Joey Terdoslavich produced runs to give the Braves a 2-0 cushion after four. 355 over his last nine games, hitting in the No. 6 slot….

C A.J. Pierzynski extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a double Thursday. The Braves promoted RHP Jason Hursh, the team’s first-round draft choice in 2013, to Triple-A Gwinnett. In six home starts, Foltynewicz is 3-1 with a 5.97 ERA. Miami sent RHP Jarred Cosart (vertigo) to Class A Jupiter, where he will begin a rehab process that could land him back with the Marlins in September, if not sooner…. Koehler, who is 1-1 in three games against Atlanta this season, is 1-3 lifetime against the Braves in 12 career appearances (eight starts) with a 2.98 ERA.Foltynewicz was hit hard in his second start since rejoining the rotation, giving up six runs on nine hits – including four homers – against San Francisco on Monday, in a game Atlanta rallied to win in extra innings.