Overview
- Sandy Alcantara worked seven scoreless innings with eight strikeouts on Saturday, passing Ricky Nolasco when he recorded his 1,226th inning for the Marlins.
- Xavier Edwards drove in three runs and Otto López added a two-run single, key hits that opened a 4-0 lead in the third and helped Miami build a 7-0 advantage.
- Angels rookie Walbert Ureña lasted only 2 1/3 innings, allowing four earned runs on four hits and issuing three walks, a short outing that swung the game in Miami’s favor.
- Miami’s 7-0 victory snapped a four-game losing streak and was finished by a Marlins bullpen that closed out the shutout with Pete Fairbanks striking out the side in the ninth.
- The innings mark is Alcantara’s third Marlins franchise record this season after he already topped the club in strikeouts and quality starts, a comeback trait notable since he missed 2024 for Tommy John surgery and now leads the team’s rotation durability.