Sandy Alcantara broke the Marlins career record for innings pitched, leading host Miami to a 7-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday.
Miami broke its four-game losing streak as Alcantara (13-6) pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and one walk while striking out eight.
The 30-year-old Dominican Republic native secured the record when he struck out Josh Lowe for the second out in the third, which moved him to 1,226 1/3 innings to break Ricky Nolasco’s mark. Alcantara, who was traded to Miami before the 2018 season, already ranks No. 1 in Marlins history with 1,049 career strikeouts.
Two Marlins players who had been slumping over the past month — shortstop Otto Lopez and second baseman Xavier Edwards — led the offense. Lopez went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and one walk. Edwards went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.
Angels rookie starter Walbert Urena (7-8) lasted just 2 1/3 innings — the shortest outing of his young career. He allowed four runs on four hits and three walks.
Urena nearly had an early lead to work with, but the Angels came up empty after loading the bases with two outs in the third. Nolan Schanuel smashed a 357-foot drive to center field, but Jakob Marsee ranged to his left and caught the ball on the run in the gap to save multiple runs.
It was a different story in the bottom of the inning, when Miami loaded the bases and followed through with two big hits. With one out, Edwards stroked a two-run double and, after Kyle Stowers drew a walk, Lopez drove in a pair with a single to give Miami a 4-0 lead.
Miami extended its lead to 7-0 in the fifth. Marsee started the rally with a leadoff triple and Edwards followed with an RBI single. The Marlins added Griffin Conine’s run-scoring single and Heriberto Hernandez’s RBI double.
Alcantara nearly gave up a run in the seventh when Moises Ballesteros drove a one-out fastball 392 feet. However, Marsee made the catch on the warning track just in front of the center field wall.
One batter later, Alcantara’s day was done after 108 pitches, one short of his season high.
–Field Level Media
