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Pérez throws 1-hitter for just 11th MLB complete-game shutout this year as Marlins beat Braves 3-0

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 26). Pérez throws 1-hitter for just 11th MLB complete-game shutout this year as Marlins beat Braves 3-0. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/p-rez-throws-1-hitter-for-just-11th-mlb-complete-game-shutout-this-year-as-marlins-beat-braves-3-0/article_8c281642-1c0b-5e47-b568-14cd1d1fb9ab.html

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Eury Pérez, a 23-year-old right-hander for the Miami Marlins, pitched a one-hitter against the Atlanta Braves on Friday night, earning his first complete game in six years of major league pitching. The Marlins won 3-0 with home runs from Joe Mack and Griffin Conine, ending their six-game losing streak against the NL East champion Braves. This was only the 11th complete-game shutout this season in MLB, continuing a trend of historically low numbers for such games; there were just 28 last year, setting a record low.
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On Friday night, Eury Pérez pitched a one-hitter for just the 11th complete-game shutout in the major leagues this season as the Miami Marlins beat the playoff-bound Atlanta Braves by a score of 3-0. The 23-year-old right-hander allowed only one hit, when Sean Murphy singled to left field in the sixth inning. Pérez struck out eight and walked one, throwing 105 pitches for his first complete game in 68 big league starts. This year’s MLB shutout total stands at 11, just below last year's tally; only seasons from 1871-73 had fewer shutouts. The Marlins' victory ended a six-game losing streak against the NL East champion Braves and tied their win total from last season (79-81), as they aim to avoid a third consecutive losing season.

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MIAMI (AP) — Eury Pérez pitched a one-hitter for just the 11th complete-game shutout in the major leagues this season, and the Miami Marlins beat the playoff-bound Atlanta Braves 3-0 on Friday night.
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MIAMI (AP) — Eury Pérez pitched a one-hitter for just the 11th complete-game shutout in the major leagues this season, and the Miami Marlins beat the playoff-bound Atlanta Braves 3-0 on Friday night. asserted
Marlins → pitch → night
A 23-year-old right-hander, Pérez (8-11) allowed his only hit when Sean Murphy linked a single to left on a first-pitch sinker starting the sixth. asserted
Murphy → allow → sixth
Pérez struck out eight and walked one, throwing 105 pitches for his first complete game in 68 big league starts. asserted
Pérez → strike → starts
Pérez entered 0-3 with a 9.76 ERA in six career starts against the Braves. asserted
Pérez → enter → Braves
Pérez threw the 21st complete game. asserted
Pérez → throw → game
Joe Mack and Griffin Conine homered for the Marlins, who snapped a six-game losing skid against the NL East champion Braves. asserted
who → homer → Braves
Miami (79-81) equaled last season’s wins total and is trying to avoid a third straight losing season. asserted
Miami → equal → season
Mack homered in the seventh off Grant Holmes (10-6), his 14th this season. asserted
Mack → homer → Holmes
Holmes made his second relief appearance of the season after 29 starts. asserted
Holmes → make → starts
Heriberto Hernández had an RBI single and Conine homered off Didier Fuentes in a two-run eighth. asserted
Conine → have → eighth
Before the game, there was a brief moment of silence for former Marlins pitcher José Fernández on the 10th anniversary the two-time All-Star died in a boating accident. asserted
Star → be → accident
Up Next Braves LHP Brent Suter (3-2, 3.48) and Marlins RHP Jack Ralston (0-2, 4.50) start Saturday. asserted
Suter → start → ?
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