US EditionAlcántara Works 7 Sharp Innings, Acosta Homers for 1st Career Hit, Marlins Beat Cardinals 6
Sandy Alcántara struck out nine batters in seven innings while Máximo Acosta hit a 418-foot home run for his first career hit, helping Miami avoid a series sweep.
- On Wednesday night, the Miami Marlins secured a 6-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, preventing a sweep in their three-game home series.
- The win followed a strong pitching performance by Sandy Alcántara, who made his 163rd start and moved past Dontrelle Willis to claim second place in the Marlins' all-time starting pitcher appearances.
- Alcántara pitched seven innings allowing two runs on five hits with a season-high nine strikeouts, while Máximo Acosta hit a 418-foot homer for his first career hit.
- Heriberto Hernández contributed three hits and two RBIs, including scoring in the second on a double-play groundout and a two-run single in the third inning.
- The win halted the Marlins' losing streak, and they have not yet announced a starter for their home series opener against Toronto starting Friday.
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Rockdale Citizen & Newton CitizenMarlins' Sandy Alcantara continues mastery of Cardinals
Sandy Alcantara pitched seven strong innings against the franchise that signed him as the host Miami Marlins defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 on Wednesday night.
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Alcántara works 7 sharp innings, Acosta homers for 1st career hit, Marlins beat Cardinals 6-2
Sandy Alcántara pitched two-run ball for seven innings, rookie Máximo Acosta homered for his career hit and the Miami Marlins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2.
Alcántara works 7 sharp innings, Acosta homers for 1st career hit as Marlins beat Cardinals 6-2
Sandy Alcántara pitched two-run ball for seven innings, rookie Máximo Acosta homered for his career hit and the Miami Marlins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 in National League baseball Wednesday night.
Maximum Acosta is already giving what to talk to his first home run at MLB in less than a week to be promoted from Minor Leagues. The 22-year-old infidel of the Miami Marlins opened his unstoppable box on Wednesday with a lone bambinazo that helped seal the 6-2 victory over the Cardinals of St. Louis in the LoanDepot Park. The quadrangular arrived in the lower part of the sixth inning before the right Andre Pallante. He struck a four seam straig…
VEA/Juan Cermeño On Monday, the Venezuelan Máximo Acosta fulfilled his dream of playing in major league baseball and this Wednesday that of his first hit; what he probably didn't expect is that it would be a home run, a hit that made him go around the bases sometimes jumping and showing his emotion, looking up at the sky on the verge of tears, perhaps dedicating it to his father, who died two months ago, contributing to the victory of the Miami …
Wednesday’s Game Report: Marlins 6, Cardinals 2 - News from Rob Rains, STLSportsPage.com
Wednesday’s Game Report: Marlins 6, Cardinals 2 By Rob Rains The Cardinals scored 15 runs and had 22 hits in the first two games of the series against the Marlins but standing in the way of a potential series sweep on Wednesday night was Sandy Alcantara. So much for the hopes of winning three games in a row for the first time since the last week of June. Alcantara scattered five hits, allowed one earned run and struck out nine over seven inning…
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