Marlins face Pirates after late heroics on Tuesday night

What will the Miami Marlins do for an encore after an extra-inning win on Tuesday night?

What does Sandy Alcantara have to do to earn a victory? The Marlins pitcher once again had a solid outing, but could not muster a win. The Marlins needed extra innings to gain the “W” in Pittsburgh, 5-4 on Tuesday night.

The teams meet on Wednesday night with Robert Dugger getting the ball in his third start of his Major League Career. The Marlins are now 49-88 on the season with 25 games remaining. Miami would need to go 16-9 in that span to top the 64 wins from last season.

By all accounts, based on the team’s efforts of late, that accomplishment looks bleak. Last night, however, it was the long ball…