But despite allowing just two runs in six innings, Lorenzen came up short as the Miami righty tossed seven scoreless frames to earn the victory and pin the 23-year-old with his fourth loss of the season.
"I wasn't able to outpitch Fernandez," Lorenzen said. "That was my goal. When you get an opportunity to go up against a guy like him, you want to do your best and show that you can compete at the highest level."
While Lorenzen (3-4, 3.53 ERA) threw 100 pitches, 28 of them came in a shaky first inning. Still, he only allowed one run despite loading the bases and settled in after escaping the jam.