Thanks to a Jacob Stallings RBI followed by a Jazz Chisholm Jr. 103 MPH home run to left field, the Marlins briefly grabbed the lead over the Giants on Friday. But it wasn’t enough: Anthony Bender and Anthony Bass blew it. The Marlins lost their season opener in 10 innings, 6-5.
Although Sandy Alcantara didn’t pitch like himself today, we still need to keep in mind that Joey Wendle was a big factor with the 2 errors that allowed runs to come in. Alcantara’s pitch command was all over the place and not what the Marlins had hoped for based on his spring training performances and previous Opening Day starts.