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ATLANTA -- On paper, the third game of the series between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves on Saturday hardly seems like a fair fight.The Marlins will send right-hander Jose Fernandez, one of the best in the league, against Atlantas Lucas Harrell, who will be recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett to serve as an emergency starter.Atlanta found itself with a hole in the rotation after trading veteran right-hander Bud Norris to the Los Angeles Dodgers this week in exchange for a pair of pitching prospects. Norris, who was nearly designated for assignment after April, got a second chance as a starter when Mike Foltynewicz was placed on the disabled list, and he responded with a 2.15 ERA over four starts.Norris would have been the starter Saturday. His abrupt trade left the club scrambling to find a starting pitcher. The options were limited, with John Gant and Williams Perez already on the disabled list and Joel De La Cruz recalled earlier in the week from Triple-A.Harrell was 2-1 with a 2.81 ERA in nine appearances, five starts, for Gwinnett. In his starts, he did not allow more than three runs. He pitched six scoreless innings in his last start against Charlotte on Sunday.Harrell has major league experience, going 18-33 with a 4.84 ERA over five years. He won 11 games for the Astros in 2012. His last start in the major leagues was in April 2014 with Houston.I think hes a groundball-sinker guy, Braves manager Brian Snitker said. Hes been through the wars, so thats good, and hes been pitching OK down there. Hope he can extend the game for us.Fernandez (10-3, 2.28 ERA) will make his 16th start of the season. He was 2-1 with a 1.67 ERA in four starts in June.Fernandez has been overpowering at times, and he ranks third in the league with 138 strikeouts and averages a league-best 13.1 innings per nine innings. His ERA is fifth in the NL.Im learning, Fernandez said. Im learning a lot how to pitch. I think Im becoming a pitcher, not just a young guy that has a lot of talent that can strike people out.He has been a difficult opponent against Atlanta over the years. Fernandez is 4-1 with a 2.15 ERA in seven career starts against the Braves. This season, he has made one start against Atlanta, but received no decision after throwing seven innings of scoreless, one-hit ball on June 21.Fernandez is coming off a strong seven-inning effort in a 6-1 win over the Chicago Cubs. He struck out 13 batters and fanned each of the Cubs in the starting lineup.I thought he had a really good fastball, Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. It seemed like he was able to beat a lot of guys with that, which always sets up his other pitches.Reliever Fernando Rodney joined the Marlins on Friday. He was acquired in a trade with San Diego the previous day. Rodney had 17 saves with the Padres, but he will become the eighth-inning setup man for Miami in front of closer A.J. Ramos, who has 24 saves.Fernando makes us better, Mattingly said. Were totally excited about having him and think that hes a guy whos going to help us out.Rodney did his job Friday, tossing a scoreless eighth inning, but Ramos blew a save for the first time this year by allowing a solo homer to Atlantas Tyler Flowers in the ninth. The Marlins went on to pull out a 7-5, 12-inning win.The Braves won the series opener 8-5 on Thursday. Authentic Shoes For Cheap . Reigning world champion Eve Muirhead of Scotland opened with a 12-2 rout of Winnipegs Jennifer Jones in a battle of teams bound for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. 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Estrada gave up one run over seven innings and retired the first 14 batters he faced in leading the Brewers to a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Milwaukee had lost 16 of 20 games entering the contest, while the Pirates had a four-game winning streak snapped and lost for just the third time in 14 games "He had great location today. His fastball was live. He really located it well," Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke said. "He pitched up when he needed to. He had a good breaking ball and a good changeup and commanded all of his pitches." Estrada (4-2) didnt allow a hit until a two-out bloop single to left field by Neil Walker in the fifth inning. He struck out eight and didnt walk a batter. He fanned eight of 12 Pittsburgh batters at one point. "Ive been struggling a lot with my curveball. I felt like today that I threw a lot of them for strikes. I just built off of that," Estrada said. "I had really good fastball command and I had a lot of swings (and) misses on the changeup." Roenicke opted to remove Estrada after seven innings. "I didnt realize my pitch count was at 100. I wanted to go back out," Estrada said. "You always want to give more. I wish I could have thrown a complete game and given the bullpen a couple more days rest, but I gave the team a chance to win." Estrada improved his career record to 5-0 against the Pirates, including eight starts. "He didnt leave many balls over the plate," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "He is tough on us. He is just able to step up and really get the ball in locations he wants to against us. Sure we had a couple balls to hit but it wasnt easy by any means." Estrada said hes been attempting to mimic the fast-paced pitching of teammate Kyle Lohse. "He just gets the ball and goes. He throws a lot of strikes," Estrada said. "Everyone is more alert. It showed today with the defence. I was so quick." Four Brewers relievers combined to record the final six outs. Francisco Rodriguez retired the final batter to record his first save of the season and 295th of his career. Rodriguezs last save came last July 18. Rodriguez entered the game after Brewers closer Jim Henderson sustained a right hamstring injury while attempting to field a hard grounder off the bat of Russell Martin. "He felt his hamstring grab on him," Roenicke said. "Well re-evaluate it tomorrow and see where we are. I dont think its just going to be a day." Roenicke said hes unsure if hell name a closer if Henderson is out for an extended period. "I dont know if we want to go with just one person.dddddddddddd We may look at the matchups and see what they are every night," he said. Rodriguez said hes prepared to close if called upon, but expressed concern for his injured bullpen mate. "Thats the last thing you want to see," Rodriguez said. "Jims been doing such a good job and to see him go down like that is not good at all. Hopefully, we can have him as soon as possible." Estrada outpitched Pirates starter A.J. Burnett (3-5), who gave up three hits and two earned runs over seven innings. Burnett struck out six and walked two. He retired 17 of the final 19 batters he faced. The Brewers managed just four hits for the game. "Once I got some work in, I settled down and got to where I needed to be," Burnett said. "That is a heck of outing from both guys. You may beat me but you will never out-compete me." The Brewers scored their only runs of the game in second inning. Aramis Ramirez led off the inning with a walk. After Martin Maldonado struck out, Carlos Gomez laced an opposite-field, line-drive double that just missed hitting Ramirez, who was leading off first base. Ramirez and Gomez scored on Alex Gonzalezs one-out double. "That was big. It was a good pitch and Alex went down and got it. It was smart hitting," Roenicke said. "We certainly needed to get a lead and with the way Marco pitched we held on." The Pirates didnt threaten until the sixth inning, when Starling Marte tripled down the left-field line with two outs. Estrada struck out Travis Snider to end the inning. Pittsburgh finally got to Estrada in the seventh when Walker hit a two-out double, scoring Martin, who reached on a fielders choice. "(Estrada) made pitches when he had to. We didnt give ourselves enough opportunities to capitalize," Walker said. "When he has been really good, this is the game he throws." Notes: Estrada laced an opposite-field single in the fifth inning, one of only three hits against Burnett. "He threw me a fastball and Im pretty sure he missed. I just made contact and it found a hole," Estrada said. .The Brewers placed starting pitcher Hiram Burgos on the 15-day disabled list. Relief pitcher Tom Gorzelanny was reinstated from the DL. . Burnett entered the game with a National League-leading 79 strikeouts. The only other Pirate pitcher since 1900 to have at least 79 strikeouts by the end of May is Bob Veale, who had 81 in 1966. Burnett added six strikeouts to his season total Friday night .The game marked the start of stretch in which Milwaukee will play 20 games over 20 days. .Estrada threw 100 pitches, 73 for strikes. Burnett threw 99 pitches, 65 for strikes. .The Brewers won for the first time in 20 tries this season when scoring three or fewer runs. ' ' '