ATLANTA -- Interim Braves manager Brian Snitker had a funny feeling Jose Fernandez might beat Atlanta with his bat.Snitkers hunch was right.Fernandez, the Miami ace, delivered a pinch-hit two-run double that sent the Braves to a 7-5 loss in the 12th inning Friday night.Before that inning started, I was sort of trying to look over in the dugout, Snitker said. I was hoping maybe theyd sent him back (to the hotel) for his start tomorrow. It didnt surprise me when he came out. It was kind of the guy I expected.Making the first pinch-hit appearance of his career, Fernandez doubled into the gap in left-center, easily scoring runners from second and first base.Thats always been like a dream, play the outfield or get to pinch hit like that, Fernandez said. When it actually happened, it was like, `Oh my God, were really doing this. My heart rate started, (but) the main goal was just try to hit a ground ball somewhere and get a run and go home.The dramatic moment overshadowed the meltdown of closer A.J. Ramos, who blew a rare save in the ninth for Miami. Ramos had converted 33 straight saves, one short of the franchise record, before Tyler Flowers led off with his sixth homer to force a 5-5 tie.Really I was just trying to be on time, Flowers said. That guy has good weapons. Hes been extremely successful in that role hes in. You hope to get one pitch and be ready for it. I was able to do that.Fernandez, one of baseballs most dynamic starters, began the game with a .222 batting average in 27 at-bats. With the pitchers spot due up in the 12th and no position players available, Fernandez batted for reliever Nick Wittgren (3-1) and delivered the big hit.Before the game, Mattingly said that Ramos would remain the closer after the team traded for Fernando Rodney. Rodney did his job, facing four batters in a scoreless eighth, but Ramos wasnt as lucky.Rodney, whose 253 career saves rank fifth on the active list, converted all 17 of his chances this year for the Padres, but Mattingly said the plan was for him to work primarily as a setup man with Miami.The Marlins snapped a three-game skid and improved to 3-7 against Atlanta, the NLs worst team.Casey Kelly (0-3), the sixth Atlanta pitcher, took the loss.Marcell Ozuna went 4 for 6, homered and drove in three runs for Miami. Martin Prado, Christian Yelich and Ozuna each had a two-out hit in the seventh when Miami scored twice to take a 5-4 lead.Braves ace Julio Teheran began the night having pitched 23 consecutive scoreless innings, but his career-best streak ended quickly when Miami took a 3-0 lead in the first on Derek Dietrichs leadoff homer and Ozunas 17th homer, a two-run shot.Teheran avoided trouble in the second when he struck out Yelich to strand the bases loaded, but Yelich chased him in the seventh with an RBI single that made it 3-all.Teheran allowed 11 hits and five runs and struck out six in 6 2/3 innings. His ERA rose .26 points to 2.72.Atlanta cut the lead to 3-2 in the second on Erick Aybars RBI single and Teherans groundout.Ozunas RBI single in the seventh came off Chris Withrow for the go-ahead run.In his previous 12 starts, Teheran was just 3-5 despite a 1.61 ERA and a .160 opponents batting average.It was a battle, Teheran said. It was kind of a different game. Youre not going to feel the same way every game. You try to, but sometimes its not going to happen.Marlins starter Justin Nicolino gave up seven hits, four runs, one walk and struck out one in five innings. The left-hander blew a 3-0 lead when Chase dArnaud hit his first career homer, a two-run shot, to put the Braves up 4-0 in the fifth.Recalled before the game from Triple-A New Orleans, Nicolino has an 8.22 ERA over his last three starts.KER-PLUNK AGAINDietrich was hit by a pitch in the second, marking the third time this series and 16th this season, most in the majors. Even the visiting dugout at Turner Field hasnt been a safe place Dietrich, who was hit in the head by Yelichs foul liner on May 29. Carlos Delgado set the Marlins single-season record after getting hit by 17 pitches in 2005.TRAINERS ROOMAtlanta CF Ender Inciarte strained his right groin and had to leave the game in the sixth inning.TRANSACTION WIRELHP Jo-Jo Reyes was designated for assignment with Rodneys arrival. The Marlins optioned RHP Brian Ellington to New Orleans to make room for Nicolino.UP NEXTMarlins: RHP Fernandez (10-3) has a 2.15 ERA and a 4-1 in seven career starts against Atlanta.Braves: RHP Lucas Harrell (0-0) will make his first start since 2014 with Houston. He went 2-1 with a 2.81 ERA in nine appearances at Triple-A Gwinnett. Acheter Hydro Flask .ca! Hi Kerry, Its another day and here we are looking at another dubious hit to the head. In this case Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky elbowed Saku Koivu in the head about a second after he dished off the puck to a teammate, knocking him unconscious. Bouchon Hydro Flask France . Speaking to the Chicago Tribune at baseballs Winter Meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Boras called the former home of the Expos a "tremendous environment" for baseball. http://www.hydroflaskbouteille.fr/ . The return match will take place next Wednesday. Udinese leads Fiorentina 2-1 in the other semifinal. Napoli staged a second-half comeback from two goals down after Gervinhos opener and a stunning strike from Kevin Strootman. Bouchon Hydro Flask Pas Cher . That gave fans outside Joe Louis Arena another chance to ask for autographs from the 19-year-old whose stardom in the NHL has arrived earlier than most expected. Hydro Flask Pas Cher France . -- Charline Labonte couldnt have asked for a better homecoming. On the job for 32 months at Texas, Charlie Strong has employed 17 assistant coaches. Five were fired. Three left. Two of Strongs initial hires remain, including only Brian Jean-Mary from 2014 in the position for which he was hired -- recruiting coordinator and linebackers coach.Strong this week demoted third-year defensive coordinator Vance Bedford, also on Strongs original staff, in an effort to fix the Longhorns ailing defense.Asked Monday if he harbored any regrets over staffing decisions, Strong said no.Youve got to change with the game, he said, and youve got to do what you think is best for the program. Thats what Ive been trying to do, is just piece it together and make sure we do whats best.The current staff, in addition to Bedford and Jean-Mary: Sterlin Gilbert (offensive coordinator and quarterbacks), Brick Haley (defensive line), Clay Jennings (defensive backs), Anthony Johnson (running backs), Matt Mattox (offensive line and running game coordinator), Jeff Traylor (tight ends and special teams) and Charlie Williams (wide receivers).Below are all of Strongs men who have come and gone -- or stayed and changed in Austin:Vance Bedford, defensive coordinator Texas tenure: January 2014 to present. After consecutive losses to Cal and Oklahoma State in which the Longhorns allowed 1,065 yards and 99 points, Bedford was stripped of his defensive playcalling duties this week. He continues to direct the secondary.Before Texas: A former standout Longhorns defensive back, Bedford came with Strong from Louisville, where served as defensive coordinator for four seasons after stints at Florida with Strong, Michigan (twice), Oklahoma State as Mike Gundys first defensive coordinator and with the Chicago Bears under Dick Jauron and Lovie Smith.Bruce Chambers, tight ends Texas tenure: 1998 to December 2014. An original member of Mack Browns staff, Chambers coached running backs, including 1998 Heisman winner Ricky Williams and Cedric Benson, for five years, then worked with the tight ends for 11 seasons under Brown. He was the lone assistant retained by Strong in 2014, likely because of Chambers recruiting connections in the state.Before Texas: He was a receiver at North Texas and coached at Dallas Carter High School.After Texas: Fired after one season under Strong, Chambers works an administrator for the Arlington (Texas) Independent School District.Les Koenning, receivers Texas tenure: January 2014 to December 2014. He was fired with Chambers in the immediate aftermath of the Longhorns 31-7 loss to Arkansas in the Texas Bowl to conclude Strongs first year. In that 6-7 season, UT averaged 5.68 yards per pass attempt, 103rd nationally.Before Texas: Koenning came to UT after five seasons as the offensive coordinator and receivers coach at Mississippi State under Dan Mullen. He also served as coordinator for Dennis Franchione at Alabama and Texas A&M and worked as an assistant at Houston, TCU and with the Miami Dolphins, among other stops. Koenning played receiver at Texas for Fred Akers and got his start in coaching at his alma mater in 1981.After Texas: Koenning landed a job in July 2015 as offensive coordinator at UAB. The Blazers shut down the football program after the 2014 season but reinstated it six months later. They will resume competition in 2017.Jay Norvell, receivers Texas tenure: January 2015 to February 2016. He replaced Koenning on the staff and took over the playcalling after the Longhorns 38-3 loss to Notre Dame to open 2015. But Texas rarely clicked under Norvell. It was shut out at Iowa State last year. Enough said, right?Before Texas: Norvell brought experience to Austin as co-offensive coordinator and receivers coach for four years at Oklahoma, but he was fired after a dismal 2014 season. He also coordinated the offense and coached quarterbacks at Nebraska -- where he worked with Shawn Watson (see below) -- and at UCLA before joining Bob Stoops staff in 2008. Prior to Nebraska, he spent six years as an NFL assistant.After Texas: Demoted from playcaller when Strong hired Gilbert after last season, Norvell left two months later for Arizona State, where he serves this year as passing game coordinator and receivers coach.Tommie Robinson, running backs Texas tenure: January 2014 to January 2016. He was the final original member of Strongs offensive staff to depart Texas -- and Robinson left on his own at the end of his contract after two seasons. He groomed DOnta Foreman and Chris Warren for his replacement, the ex-Longhorn Johnson.Before Texas: Robinson came to Texas after one tumultuous year at USC, working for three head coaches and was not retained by Steve Sarkisian.dddddddddddd Robinsons time with the Trojans followed consecutive three-year stints with the Arizona Cardinals and the Miami Hurricanes. He also coached for the Dallas Cowboys, Georgia Tech, Oklahoma State and TCU.After Texas: Robinson returned to USC to coach running backs, reuniting from 2013 with Clay Helton after Robison was reportedly a candidate for an assistant job at LSU.Chris Rumph, defensive line Texas tenure: January 2014 to February 2015. A big score for Strong in assembling his initial staff, Rumph held the title of assistant head coach for defense in his lone season at UT. His 2014 line featured consensus All-American Malcom Brown and Hassan Ridgeway as Texas ranked 25th nationally in total defense.Before Texas: He coached the defensive line for three seasons at Alabama. The Tide ranked No. 1 nationally in rushing defense in 2011 and won the national title in 2012. The Alabama stint followed five seasons at Clemson, Rumphs first full-time Power 5 coaching job.After Texas: Two days after signing day in 2015, Rumph left Texas to take over as defensive line coach at Florida, where he remains. His departure caused some hard feelings among Texas signees. Rumph and Florida coach Jim McElwain coached together under Nick Saban at Alabama in 2011.Chris Vaughn, defensive backs Texas tenure: January 2014 to February 2016. Well-liked by his players and a solid recruiter for Strong, Vaughn lost his job early this year as special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach after he was implicated in NCAA misconduct from his time at Ole Miss under Houston Nutt.Before Texas: He spent two seasons at Memphis as cornerbacks coach, preceded by the Ole Miss stint from 2008 to 2011 as safeties coach and seven years at Arkansas under Nutt.After Texas: He was cited for multiple Level 1 violations -- the most severe -- in the NCAAs notice of allegations to Ole Miss, delivered in May. Included in the report was an accusation that Vaughn engaged in fraudulent conduct in connection with the ACT exams for prospective recruits. He remains out of coaching.Shawn Watson, quarterbacks Texas tenure: January 2014 to December 2015. The assistant head coach for offense, Watson called plays in 2014, by all measures a dismal offensive season as Texas finished 110th nationally in yards per game and 107th in yards per play. Tyrone Swoopes struggled at quarterback. Watson retooled the offense after the season, but when the Horns bombed offensively in the 2015 opener at Notre Dame, he was demoted -- much like Bedford this week -- in favor of Norvell.Before Texas: Watson brought an impressive resume to the Longhorns. Notably, he coached quarterbacks and tight ends at Nebraska and served as offensive coordinator under two coaches at the school while helping guide the Cornhuskers through the Big 12-to-Big Ten transition. He left for Louisville in 2011 and tutored Teddy Bridgewater, earning the trust of Strong. Prior to Nebraska, Watson ran the offense at Colorado for Gary Barnett and coached quarterbacks for Barnett at Northwestern. From 1994 to 1996, he was 11-22 as head coach at Southern Illinois.After Texas: Watson landed in March as an offensive quality control coach at Indiana.Joe Wickline, offensive coordinator Texas tenure: January 2014 to December 2015. Wickline coached the offensive line and reputedly assisted in playcalling, which led to a lawsuit with his former employer, Oklahoma State. The suit, settled out of court, involved Wicklines contractual obligation to pay nearly $600,000 of remaining salary unless he left for a position in the NFL or as a college coordinator who called plays. Regardless of the extent of his playcalling responsibility at Texas, not enough of it worked in two losing seasons.Before Texas: A coaching veteran of more than three decades, he spent nine years at Oklahoma State and three at Florida after a series of jobs that included coaching the offensive lines at Baylor and Ole Miss.After Texas: Fired 10 months ago with Watson to make room for the Tulsa duo of Gilbert and Mattox, Wickline landed at West Virginia five weeks later. The move reunited him with Dana Holgorsen. They spent the 2010 season together at Oklahoma State, when Holgorsen coordinated the Cowboys offense for Gundy. ' ' '