Tuesday’s matchup between one of baseball’s hardest throwers and one of baseball’s hardest hitters was extremely lopsided in the Marlins’ 5-1 loss to the “Buffalo” Blue Jays. The result dropped the Fish to five games below the .500 mark, matching their low point of the 2021 season.
Sandy Alcantara had his usual elite velocity—averaging 97 miles per hour on his fastball and maxing out at 99.9 mph—and he trusted his secondary pitches. It still wasn’t enough to culminate in a quality start against a deep, powerful Blue Jays lineup.