Alcantara's Near-History Pitching, Marlins' Ace Potential

0:00On April 8th, Sandy Alcantara just put on a clinic for the Miami Marlins, pitching 8 and 1-3 innings against the Cincinnati Reds in falling. Just two out short of back-to-back shutouts, something no starter has done in 11 years. He held them to three hits, mystifying their lineup while Miami nursed a two-nothing lead into the late innings. But it unraveled fast in the ninth. After retiring the first batter, Alcantara allowed a double and a walk. Then got pulled at 95 pitches with the win in sight in two runners. On. Reliever Anthony Bender couldn't strand them. Stolen bases, a sack fly, a walk, and a wild pitch tied it up at two. Fans are buzzing about how close Alcantara came to history, especially after his Maddox last week. A complete game shutout on under 100. Pitches nodding to Greg Maddox himself. In today's game, where pitch counts rule, this run shows his ace potential and why the Marlins need to pump the brakes on those trade rumors. He wrapped with two earn runs, two walks, six strikeouts, and a sizzling 99.5 max velocity, dropping his ERA to 0.7.

1:09Six over those two starts. The Marlins bullpen faltered in extras, losing 6-3 and 10 innings on an RBI single. Marlins now hit the road for six games, with Alcantara lined up for Sunday against the Detroit Tigers. If he keeps this fire, Miami's got a keeper who could flip their season. Baseball news, powered by AI, this is MLB News Today.