So 13 ended up being Jose Urena’s lucky number.
That’s how many starts it took for the Marlins’ Opening Day starter to finally crack the win column as he and his teammates both snapped prolonged losing streaks Tuesday night with a 7-4 win over the Cardinals at Busch Stadium.
Urena picked up his first pitching win since Sept. 20 against the Mets at home last season, snapping a 14-game losing streak for the Marlins when he starts. Urena had gone 0-8 since that last winning start.
The scoring output was the most run support Urena has received in any of his 13 starts this season surpassing the previous high of four.