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Alcantara Shuts Out Pirates in Six Innings, Marlins Win 3-2

Fortes's two-run homer gave Miami the lead, ending Pittsburgh's season-best four-game winning streak.

Overview

  • Sandy Alcantara snapped his seven-game losing streak by striking out six batters and allowing three hits and one walk over six scoreless innings.
  • Nick Fortes’s two-run homer in the third inning provided Miami’s only early offense.
  • Eric Wagaman added two hits for the Marlins, including an RBI single in the fourth inning.
  • Calvin Faucher worked around a two-on, no-out jam to pitch a scoreless ninth and earn his fifth save.
  • Pittsburgh’s starter Mitch Keller yielded eight hits in six innings and fell to 1-9 despite a 4.15 ERA, leaving the team 15-15 under interim manager Don Kelly.