Back on April 26th in D.C., Sandy Alcantara held the Nationals to a run on six hits over six innings of work on the mound, and he followed up on the dominant outing with an eight-inning start against the Marlins’ NL East rivals at home in Miami in which he gave a run on three hits.
On June 8th, it was a complete game shutout for the 27-year-old Fish right-hander, and on September 18th he gave up a run on seven hits in another complete game in the Nationals’ ballpark..
Going into that game, Nats’ skipper Davey Martinez talked about how he’d recommend his young club attack the Marlins’ ace.