MIA 6, NYM 2: Grand Entrance

Father’s Day in Flushing, Queens would see many a Mets’ dad depart the grounds of Citi Field bluer than the shades of their respective team’s jerseys.

Making his 100th career big league appearance, Sandy Alcantara would exude his usual efficiency on the mound, limiting the Mets to 2 runs over 8 innings in Miami’s 6-2 victory. The Marlins’ ace has now pitched 7 or more innings in 8 consecutive outings, and leads the Majors with 99.1 innings pitched.

For the five-and-a-half innings, Alcantara and Chris Bassitt - himself finishing with a season-high 9 strikeouts - traded zeroes. Former friend turned foe, Starling Marte lead off the bottom of the 6th with his 3rd triple of the season, only to be…