MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — An exhilarating weekend for the rebuilding Miami Marlins came at the expense of the New York Mets.
Sandy Alcantara threw a two-hitter in a pitching duel with Noah Syndergaard, and the Marlins beat the Mets 3-0 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
A day after being shut out on just one hit, the Mets lost their fifth in row. The latest defeat against a team with baseball’s worst record is sure to intensify speculation about the job security of Mets manager Mickey Callaway.
Alcantara (2-4) struck out eight, walked one and needed only 89 pitches for the Marlins’ first complete game shutout since Edinson Volquez tossed a no-hitter against Arizona in June 2017.