Sometimes all it takes is one game to kickstart a pitcher’s confidence going forward in a season. For the Marlins and their fans, let’s hope that this is the case for Ureña. After two horrendous starts to begin the 2019 season, Ureña was dialed in on Sunday against the Phillies.
Even though it resulted in an extra-inning loss, Ureña did his part with seven strong innings, allowing just one run on seven hits while striking out seven Philadelphia batters.
Ureña has bore the brunt of many jokes so far this year, the defacto “ace” in a rotation where each of the other young Marlins arms are showing more promise than him.