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Eury Pérez pitched a one-hitter for just the 11th complete-game shutout in the major leagues this season, and the Miami Marlins beat the playoff-bound Atlanta Braves 3-0 on Friday night.
MIAMI — Eury Pérez pitched a one-hitter for just the 11th complete-game shutout in the major leagues this season, and the Miami Marlins beat the playoff-bound Atlanta Braves 3-0 on Friday night.
A 23-year-old right-hander, Pérez allowed his only hit when Sean Murphy linked a single to left on a first-pitch sinker starting the sixth. Pérez struck out eight and walked one, throwing 105 pitches for his first complete game in 68 big league starts. Pérez entered 0-3 with a 9.76 ERA in six career starts against the Braves. This year’s MLB shutout total is one below last year.
The only seasons with fewer were from 1871-73. Pérez threw the 21st complete game. There were a record-low 28 in 2024 and 29 last year. Joe Mack and Griffin Conine homered for the Marlins, who snapped a six-game losing skid against the NL East champion Braves.
Miami equaled last season’s wins total and is trying to avoid a third straight losing season. Mack homered in the seventh off Grant Holmes , his 14th this season. Holmes made his second relief appearance of the season after 29 starts. Heriberto Hernández had an RBI single and Conine homered off Didier Fuentes in a two-run eighth.
Before the game, there was a brief moment of silence for former Marlins pitcher José Fernández on the 10th anniversary the two-time All-Star died in a boating accident. Up next The series continues Saturday. ___ See AP’s full MLB coverage here The Associated Press
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