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06/23 21:05 CDT Alcantara sets Marlins' career strikeouts record in 6-4 win
over Rangers
Alcantara sets Marlins' career strikeouts record in 6-4 win over Rangers
MIAMI (AP) --- Sandy Alcantara set the franchise career record for strikeouts
and won his fifth consecutive start in June, leading the Miami Marlins to a 6-4
victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.
Alcantara (8-4), who allowed one run in 6 2/3 innings, struck out Kyle
Higashioka in the seventh inning to surpass Ricky Nolasco for the most
strikeouts in club history with 1,002.
The crowd of 9,971 gave Alcantara, who struck out four overall, an ovation and
he tipped his cap to different sections of the stands. Alcantara's outing ended
after he walked Nicky Lpez on four pitches following the strikeout of
Higashioka.
Alcantara allowed five hits through the first 3 2/3 innings then retired 11
straight. After allowing eight runs and 10 hits in a loss at Toronto on May 26,
Alcantara has completed at least seven innings in three of his five starts in
June.
Heriberto Hernndez homered and doubled, while Joe Mack and Owen Caissie also
went deep for the Marlins, who built a 6-1 lead before the Rangers mounted a
comeback attempt.
Brandon Nimmo hit a leadoff homer in the eighth and down to their last out in
the ninth, the Rangers chipped away against Marlins closer Pete Fairbanks. Joc
Pederson hit a solo homer and Wyatt Langford was hit by a pitch. Nimmo cut the
margin with an RBI triple. Fairbanks got the last out when Josh Jung hit a
drive that was caught at the warning track by center fielder Jakob Marsee.
Mack hit a go-ahead solo homer against Rangers reliever Jos Corniell (0-1) in
the fourth to put the Marlins ahead 2-1.
Miami padded the lead in the fifth on Caissie's three-run blast and Mack's RBI
single.
Lopez hit an RBI groundout with the bases loaded to give Texas a 1-0 lead in
the second. Miami tied it in the bottom half on Hernndez's leadoff homer.
Cal Quantrill allowed one run and three hits in two innings. It was his first
start of the season after 15 relief appearances.
Up next
RHP Jacob deGrom (6-4, 3.59) will start the series finale for the Rangers on
Wednesday, while RHP Eury Prez (3-6. 4.60) will start for the Marlins.
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