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Shoulder stiffness sends Marlins ace Fernandez back to Miami (The Associated Press)

ATLANTA (AP) -- Marlins ace Jose Fernandez is headed back to Miami to be examined by a doctor after feeling stiffness in his right shoulder following Friday night's start against the Braves.

Fernandez is 4-0 with a 2.30 ERA in six starts this season since returning from Tommy John surgery on his pitching elbow. The 2013 NL Rookie of the Year complained of shoulder stiffness when he arrived in the clubhouse Saturday, and the team sent him home to see Dr. Dan Kaplan.

Marlins manager Dan Jennings said he didn't know if Fernandez would miss his next turn in the rotation.