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06/01 20:48 CDT Alcantara rebounds on the mound and the Marlins snap their
5-game skid with a 7-3 win over the Nats
Alcantara rebounds on the mound and the Marlins snap their 5-game skid with a
7-3 win over the Nats
By NOAH TRISTER
AP Baseball Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) --- Sandy Alcantara pitched seven steady innings and the Miami
Marlins hit three home runs, snapping their five-game losing streak with a 7-3
win over the Washington Nationals on Monday night.
After yielding 14 runs over his previous two starts, Alcantara (4-4) allowed
three runs and seven hits this time. He struck out five without a walk.
The Marlins trailed 3-1 before scoring three runs in the sixth. After
pinch-hitter Heriberto Hernndez tied it with a two-run homer, Miami went ahead
on Connor Norby's RBI double off Richard Lovelady (2-3). Liam Hicks and Kyle
Stowers added home runs for the Marlins in the ninth.
Jacob Young went deep for Washington.
Otto Lopez had three hits and a walk for Miami, raising his major
league-leading batting average to .333.
Cade Cavalli walked three batters in the first inning, including Owen Caissie
with the bases loaded to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead. Young's two-run homer put
Washington up by a run in the second, and Curtis Mead added an RBI single in
the third.
Leo Jimnez led off the sixth with a single, and with three straight
left-handed batters due up, the Nationals pulled Cavalli in favor of Lovelady,
a lefty. Hernndez batted for Caissie and sent a drive to left field that
easily cleared the wall, tying the game.
The Marlins weren't finished. After a hit batter and a sacrifice bunt, Norby
sent a flare just inside the foul line behind first base, putting Miami up 4-3.
Hicks hit a solo homer and Stowers added a two-run shot in the ninth.
Miami put right-hander Josh Ekness on the 15-day injured list with a right calf
strain, retroactive to Friday.
Up next
The Nationals send Miles Mikolas (1-4) to the mound Tuesday night. Miami had
not announced a scheduled starter.
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