Jose Fernandez steals first career base Sunday
by David Leisering | Diamondbacks Correspondent | Mon, Apr 6th 7:29am EDT
Jose Fernandez went 0-for-4, but stole his first career base on Sunday as the Diamondbacks defeated the Braves, 6-5, in 10 innings.
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Fernandez reached base on a fielder's choice against Braves' reliever, Tyler Kinley, in the bottom of the sixth and then swiped second to get into scoring position with two outs. He stole a career-high 12 bases at Double-A Amarillo so he will run occasionally, but is not a tremendous threat to steal. Fernandez went 3-for-4 with a pair of home runs in his major league debut on Tuesday but, since then, has gone just 1-for-12. Fernandez served as Arizona's designated hitter on Sunday after playing two games at first, one at third, and one at short to begin the season. Arizona is moving him around the diamond to get his bat in the lineup, but he needs to get back on track in order to stay in a near-everyday role.
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