MIAMI — The Philadelphia Phillies have lost four games in a row and scored 12 runs total over their last six contests. That would make Friday evening an especially inopportune time to have to face Sandy Alcántara.
An All-Star for the second time in his career, Alcántara has been dominant against just about every opponent he’s faced in 2022, as he has a 9-3 record with a 1.73 ERA, 2.83 FIP and 3.6 fWAR. His 130 1/3 innings lead baseball by a long shot, as the next closest pitcher in the sport in terms of workload has been Aaron Nola, who has 118 1/3 innings pitched.