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Just ask Marlins reliever Ryan Webb, who had not allowed a hit in his last 32 opponent at-bats before Joey Votto singled off him Wednesday. Even he hadn't realized how long his hitless streak was until after it ended.

"Honestly, I didn't even pick up on it until a week ago," Webb told the Sun-Sentinel. "Probably San Diego [last week] I realized it had been a little while."

Webb has only gone less than a full inning in one of his last 10 outings, and has not allowed a run in that span. With 11 strikeouts in 14 2/3 innings, Webb is well aware of how much help he has gotten from his defense in this streak.

"Definitely there was some good defense behind all those outs I got and I got lucky on some stuff, which is going to happen," Webb said. "I'm getting the put-aways when I need to."

By allowing Jose Fernandez to throw 99 pitches Thursday, as he said he eventually would, that's exactly what he did.

Don't get me wrong: Fernandez was looking like a good source of ERA and WHIP and a relatively good source of strikeouts (particularly if measured by inning) before then, but limited to just 85 pitches per start, he wasn't getting enough innings for those ratios to amount to anything.

He may still struggle to win games pitching for the Marlins, but now that you don't have to worry so much about him getting pulled before the fifth inning, he's a must-own in Fantasy.

Hechavarria has hit .211/.265/.400 with five triples in 102 plate appearances. He has hit batting average over .200 for the first time since April 9. He's 7 for 18 in his last five games.

Ruggiano is getting a normal day off and should return to the starting lineup Friday against the Diamondbacks. He'll be replaced by Chris Coghlan, who will hit fifth. Ruggiano has failed to hit for average this year, with a .218/.302/.421 slash line. He has hit seven homers this year.

Ozuna finished the game 1 for 3, with a sacrifice bunt as well as the RBI triple. The Marlins fell, 5-3. He is now batting .298 15 games into his rookie campaign. 

Brantley will be replaced by Jeff Mathis, who will hit sixth. Brantly has missed extended stretches of games during the year with a finger injury but was able to play two-consecutive games this week. He could return to the lineup Friday against the Diamondbacks. 

Cishek allowed just one hit in the ninth inning, as he held the deficit to just one run. The Marlins fought back to score one off Aroldis Chapman, and Cishek returned to the mound for the top of the 10th inning.

Unfortunately, Cishek ran into trouble immediately, as he allowed a single to the first batter and walked the next. He would eventually allow three runs in the inning on two hits and two walks, before being pulled with two outs. He allowed three runs in 1 2/3 innings, on three hits and two walks, to earn the loss in a 5-3 final.

Cishek is now 1-4 with a 5.40 ERA in 16 2/3 innings. He has five saves in six opportunities. 

Dietrich has at least one hit in each game and two hits in each of his last three.

Dietrich, who struck out in his other three trips to the plate Wednesday, is making a case to remain in the team's lineup long-term.

"Juan Pierre hit a home run off me -- just my luck," Latos said. "I looked at him when he was running the bases and said, 'What the heck happened?'"

Pierre's home run was his first since June 23 of the 2012 season, and just his sixth extra-base hit of this season. He finished the game going 1 for 5, with one strikeout, in a 5-3 loss.

Pierre has struck out in four straight games, as his batting average is down to .239. 

Mathis went hitless in four at bats, with a pair of strikeouts, in a 5-3 loss. He did throw out the lone baserunner who tried to run against him.

Mahoney took part in fielding drills prior to Thursday's game against the Reds, however he is not yet nearing a rehab assignment. The team has no timeline for his possible return.

Only one pitcher in Marlins' franchise history has ever dropped six decisions in six starts, and that was then-rookie Brad Hand, from August 2011 through August 2012. Sanabia is the ninth player in team history to lose five starts in a row.

After losing Wednesday to the Reds, Sanabia is 2-6 with a 5.00 ERA on the season. 

Morrison has been out all season while recovering from knee surgery. He is expected to return to the Marlins lineup in early June. 

Kotchman has been out since April 3 with a hamstring injury. He is on the 60-day disabled list and is not eligible to return until early June.