Sandy Alcantara tosses complete-game, five-hitter as Marlins beat Yankees
MIAMI (AP) — Sandy Alcantara threw a complete-game five-hitter, Luis Arraez homered and the Miami Marlins beat the New York Yankees 3-1 on Saturday.
Alcantara (5-10) struck out 10 in his main league-leading third full recreation and first dwelling win since going the gap in opposition to Minnesota on April 4. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner coaxed 11 groundouts earlier than a season-best crowd of 33,980.
“Today was as good as you’ve seen him,” Marlins supervisor Skip Schumaker stated. “Maybe the Twins game matches that, but where we are in the season for him to do that, it was a really impressive outing at a time where our team needed it the most.”
In his earlier dwelling begin in opposition to Philadelphia, Alcantara was lifted after eight scoreless innings and 100 pitches. The Phillies rallied within the ninth and received 3-1.
After Alcantara struck out the aspect in an ideal eighth in opposition to New York, Schumaker entrusted him to start out the ninth. Alcantara gave up a leadoff single to Gleyber Torres earlier than retiring the subsequent three batters to finish his 116-pitch outing.
“You can count on me in any situation,” Alcantara stated. “Just give me a chance. If I run into problems, he can make the decision to remove me. But he trusted me and I know what I have to finish it.”
Jake Burger and Jesús Sánchez every had two hits for the Marlins. Arraez completed 1 for 4 and his main league-leading batting common fell some extent to .365.
Arraez’s two-run blast within the first inning staked Miami to an early lead. The 409-foot shot in opposition to Yankees starter Michael King bounced off the primary row of higher deck seats in right-center. It was Arraez’s fourth homer of the season and longest of his profession.
“I don’t focus on home runs, just on putting the ball in play,” Arraez stated. “Today before the game I worked with my hitting instructor and we made a minor adjustment. Basically, I just had to relax more at home, wait for the ball and use my hands.”
Arraez started Saturday on a 1-for-12 skid. He was faraway from the leadoff spot and has since hit second or third.
“If I am in the lineup, I will be happy,” Arraez stated.
The Marlins elevated their lead on Joey Wendle’s RBI single off Jhony Brito within the fourth.
New York had its first runner attain scoring place within the seventh, when Billy McKinney drew a one-out stroll and superior on Alcantara’s balk. Isaiah Kiner-Falefa then hit a single to proper, driving within the Yankees’ run.
The Yankees couldn’t carry over the nine-run, 14-hit efficiency within the sequence’ opening win Friday.
“I don’t know about gut punch just because you realize you’re up against a guy that’s really capable and is at the level he is,” Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone stated. “For us, it’s about getting wins right now. We know we need to rack those up.”
King (3-5) was lifted after two innings and 41 pitches. The right-hander gave up two runs, 4 hits and struck out three.
The Yankees used their third straight opener after starters Carlos Rodón and Nestor Cortes went on the injured checklist this week.
WEB GEM
Marlins first baseman Yuli Gurriel tracked Giancarlo Stanton’s excessive pop up because it headed towards the netting within the seventh. Gurriel reached the railing and caught the pop up in opposition to the netting for the out.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Yankees: INF DJ LeMahieu (proper calf tightness) sat out his fourth straight recreation. … RHP Scott Effross (proper elbow surgical procedure) stated earlier than the sport that he continues to ”examine all of the packing containers” in his restoration and, barring a setback, may progress to throwing reside batting observe as early as September or October.
Marlins: OF-DH Jorge Soler (abdomen virus) didn’t play. … LHP Steven Okert was out there after absorbing a 113-mph comebacker from Giancarlo Stanton to his left calf in Friday’s recreation.
UP NEXT
RHP Gerritt Cole (10-3, 2.75) will begin the sequence finale for the Yankees on Sunday in opposition to Marlins rookie RHP Eury Pérez (5-4, 2.79).
