The Miami Marlins secured a 3-2 victory against the San Diego Padres, improving their playoff prospects. Sandy Alcantara excelled on the mound, pitching through the seventh inning and recording four strikeouts, marking his most impressive outing this season. Alcantara, recovering from Tommy John surgery, reached 1,000 career innings pitched while demonstrating significant improvement from a 7.22 ERA earlier in the season. This performance could potentially enhance his trade value ahead of the July 31 trade deadline.
"The resiliency has shown through, his competitiveness - that was a terrific outing," McCullough said postgame.
"[I had] a lot of confidence, going seven short innings out there [and giving] my team the chance to win. That was tremendous," Alcantara said.
Alcantara reached 1,000 career innings pitched on Wednesday. It was also his first outing of the season completing the seventh inning.
Alcantara entered the day with a 7.22 ERA, his career worst, as he continues to recover from Tommy John surgery in 2023.
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