After six straight wins and the belief the Miami Marlins might be turning the corner, the team suffered its second loss in a row, this time 5-0 to the Washington Nationals on Saturday. The loss, a byproduct of a 5-run fourth inning, was not what the team had hoped from starter Sandy Alcantara.
Alcantara had arguably the best outing of any Marlins pitcher in three seasons his previous start but showed inconsistency again that led to the team’s loss.
“Any remaining evidence of the Marlins’ recent six-game winning streak disappeared as Miami managed just four hits off Washington starter Patrick Corbin, who went the distance,” Harvey Valentine of MLB.