Jose Fernandez has been in the Major Leagues for a month, but he officially arrived on Saturday night in Philadelphia.

Fernandez struck out nine in seven scoreless innings for the Miami Marlins against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Making his sixth start, the seven innings and nine strikeouts were both career highs. Fernandez also limited the Phillies to one hit, a one-out single by Freddy Galvis in the first inning. He then retired 17 straight before walking Galvis to open the seventh inning.

Retiring 17 in a row tied a club record by a rookie.

"They're a great lineup," the rookie said. "They've got some great hitters that I respect a lot. I go out there and I try to make pitch by pitch the best ones I can. It's just fun, every fifth day you get to go out there and have fun."