Jose Urena is finally hitting his stride. After a 1-6 start this season, the Marlins No. 1 starter has a personal three-game winning streak and showed on Saturday night he can pitch through adversity and remain effective when his team needs him the most.
It looked like it would be a long night for Urena, who gave up a home run to slugger Josh Naylor in the second inning on Saturday night in a 9-3 win over the San Diego Padres. However, the 27-year-old righty settled down to give Miami another effective outing and helping the team get to a 10-5 record in their last 15 games.