MIAMI (AP) — Sandy Alcantara retired his final 20 batters, pitching three-hit ball over eight innings to steer Miami over the Washington Nationals 8-2 Monday night time and provides the Marlins simply their fourth win in 15 video games.
Jazz (*20*) Jr. and Bryan De La Cruz had three hits every, and Avisaíl García homered for the Marlins, who had 16 hits and matched their second-highest whole this season.
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Alcantara (3-2) wanted 43 pitches to get by means of the primary two innings and 57 for innings three by means of eight. Washington had three hits within the first, together with Yadiel Hernández’s RBI single, and had the bases loaded with one out earlier than Maikel Franco grounded right into a forceout at dwelling and Lane Thomas struck out.
Alcantara struck out 5, walked one and hit a pair of batters.
Aaron Sanchez (2-3) allowed 4 runs, eight hits and three walks in 2 2/3 innings. Washington has misplaced 9 of 12 and is final within the NL East at 12-25.
García’s leadoff homer tied it at 1-all and began a four-run second. Erik González had a two-run single and scored on (*20*)’s RBI single.
Miami elevated its lead with a four-run seventh keyed by Jorge Soler’s two-run single and García’s RBI single.
Thomas had an RBI single within the ninth in opposition to for an unearned run off Anthony Bass, who completed a five-hitter.
ROSTER MOVE
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The Marlins optioned 1B Lewin Díaz to Triple-A Jacksonville and recalled LHP Daniel Castano. Díaz had been promoted from the minor league membership on Sunday and his transient stick with the Marlins ended and not using a recreation look.
WELCOME BACK
Nationals infielder Dee Strange-Gordon went 0 for 4 in his first recreation in opposition to the Marlins for the reason that membership traded him following the 2017 season. Gordon grew to become the primary of the Marlins core group of gamers, which additionally featured Giancarlo Stanton, Christian Yelich, Marcell Ozuna and J.T. Realmuto, to be dealt after new possession took over in 2018. As the Marlins’ leadoff hitter in 2015, Gordon gained the NL batting title and in addition led the league in steals and hits.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Nationals: DH Nelson Cruz was a late scratch after he didn’t really feel nicely, supervisor Dave Martinez mentioned.
Marlins: INF José Devers (shoulder) returned from rehab and was optioned to Double-A Pensacola.
UP NEXT
RHP Joan Adon (1-6, 7.03) will begin for the Nationals on Tuesday whereas RHP Cody Poteet (0-0, 0.55) will make his first begin of the season for the Marlins after eight aid appearances.
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