Diamondbacks halt perfect game bid in 5-3 win
PHOENIX -- Michael Bourn homered to break up Jose Fernandez's perfect game with two outs the sixth inning, sparking a four-run rally in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 5-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday night at Chase Field.
Fernandez retired the first 17 batters before Bourn's first homer of the season, which traveled well over the fence in right field, triggered a spurt of five straight hits against Fernandez (9-3), who had an eight-start winning streak broken.
Jean Segura singled to center and scored on Jake Lamb's double to the fence in right-center field to tie the score at 2. Segura ran through a stop sign at third when the relay throw was bobbled.
Paul Goldschmidt singled to center to drive in Lamb, and David Peralta tripled to the fence in left-center field to drive in Goldschmidt for a 4-2 lead.
Chris Herrmann homered in the seventh to make it 5-2 as the Diamondbacks (27-37) beat Fernandez to cap a week that began when they gave 2015 National League Cy Young winner Jake Arrieta his first loss of the season last Sunday.
Fernandez gave up more runs in span of five batters (four) than he had in his previous 46 innings (three). He struck out eight eight and did not walk a batter.
Right-hander Zack Godley (1-0) gave up two runs and four hits in six innings. He struck out three and walked three. Godley was promoted from Triple-A Reno to make the spot start.
Marcell Ozuna homered in the eighth to bring the Marlins (32-30) within two at 5-3.
Martin Prado had four of the Marlins' nine hits and J.T. Realmuto also homered.
Brad Ziegler pitched around two singles to open the ninth for his 12th save of the season and 40th in a row, the longest active streak in the majors.
Derek Dietrich drew a four-pitch walk to open the game, took third on Prado's single to center and scored on Christian Yelich's one-hopper back to the mound. Godley did not field the ball cleanly as Dietrich scored for a 1-0 lead.
Realmuto's third homer of the season with two outs in the fourth made it 2-0.
Fernandez retired the first 17 batters he faced while striking out six, two on fastballs in the first inning and two on curveballs against the top of the order in the fourth. He threw first-pitch strikes to 11 of the first 17 before Bourn's homer.
NOTES: Arizona SS/OF Chris Owings was placed on the disabled list Saturday when RHP Zack Godley was recalled from Triple-A Reno to make the start. Owings (left foot plantar fasciitis) had not played since being removed from Sunday's game at the Chicago Cubs. ... Miami RHP A.J. Ramos converted his 19th straight save in an 8-6 victory at Arizona on Friday, setting a franchise record for consecutive saves to begin a season. ... Arizona RHP Shelby Miller (finger) is expected to make one more rehab start before a possible return to the starting rotation, manager Chip Hale said. ... Arizona celebrated Native American recognition day Saturday. ... Marlins LHP Chris Hammond won eight consecutive starts in 1993. ... Arizona selected Coastal Carolina OF Connor Owings, Chris Owings' younger brother in the 34th round of the draft. Connor was the Big South player of the year. He was born with a kidney disorder and doctors believe he will need a kidney transplant at some point. His mother is to be his donor.