In a Marlins season that has already had many close finishes, Saturday’s extra-inning win over the Giants was perhaps the club’s most chaotic yet.
It’s often true but more so for this game than any previous 2021 Marlins game: the final line doesn’t tell the full story.
Alcantara was dealing. Through ix scoreless innings, he limited the Giants to strikeouts, grounders, pop-ups and very little else. He got ahead in counts by landing his breaking balls for strikes and overpowered the opposition with high fastballs. Through four starts, the 25-year-old is continuing to improve in a way that resembles former Marlins ace Josh Johnson.