{"id":35980,"date":"2025-09-19T11:07:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/sandy-alcantara-shines-as-marlins-sweep-rockies-domination-in-denver\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T11:07:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:07:19","slug":"sandy-alcantara-shines-as-marlins-sweep-rockies-domination-in-denver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/sandy-alcantara-shines-as-marlins-sweep-rockies-domination-in-denver\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandy Alc\u00e1ntara Shines as Marlins Sweep Rockies: Domination in Denver!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Miami Marlins: Winning Streak at Coors Field<\/h2>\n\n\nThe Miami Marlins continue their good form this season, after defeating the Rockies with a score of 9-7 at Coors Field. This victory not only consolidates their positive streak, but also completes a sweep that raises their number of wins to seven in the last eight games.\n\nDominican Sandy Alc\u00e1ntara’s outstanding performance from the mound was key to the victory. Alc\u00e1ntara demonstrated a level of play similar to that which earned him the National League Cy Young Award in 2022.\n\nAlc\u00e1ntara worked for 6.2 innings, in a scenario that has historically been complicated for him. On this occasion, he allowed three runs, five hits and two walks, managing to strike out eight batters. With this performance, the right-hander lowered his ERA to 2.70 in his last seven starts.\n\n\n

The two-seam fastball was great, the cutter was \u2018nasty\u2019. I just focused on being aggressive with my best pitch.<\/p>Sandy Alc\u00e1ntara<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nManager Clayton McCullough praised Alc\u00e1ntara’s progress, especially after his recovery from Tommy John surgery. McCullough expressed that Alc\u00e1ntara’s current performance is precisely what they expected, highlighting his dominance on the mound.\n\nThe Marlins’ offense also had an outstanding performance. Liam Hicks drove in four runs thanks to a home run and a crucial single. In addition, Dominicans Otto L\u00f3pez and Heriberto Hern\u00e1ndez also hit home runs.\n\nOtto L\u00f3pez hit an impressive 446-foot home run in the third inning, while Hern\u00e1ndez contributed a two-run homer as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning.\n\nAgust\u00edn Ram\u00edrez, the rookie, continued his remarkable season with two doubles. He became the first Marlins player to reach at least 30 doubles, 20 home runs, and 10 stolen bases in his debut season. Furthermore, he is the second rookie catcher in MLB history to achieve these numbers, after Geovany Soto in 2008.\n\nAfter Alc\u00e1ntara’s departure, Tyler Phillips maintained the lead for 1.1 innings without allowing runs. Although Valente Bellozo allowed four runs in the ninth inning, Calvin Faucher secured the last out to secure the victory.\n\nWith nine games remaining on the schedule, the Marlins are focusing on the 2026 season. McCullough commented that they now have greater clarity compared to the start of the season and are looking to finish strong, building on what has been achieved.\n\nThe combination of Alc\u00e1ntara’s good form and the emerging young talent in Miami generates optimism among the fans, with the hope of a competitive future in the Major Leagues.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Miami Marlins: Winning Streak at Coors Field The Miami Marlins continue their good form this season, after defeating the Rockies with a score of 9-7 at Coors Field. This victory not only consolidates their positive streak, but also completes a sweep that raises their number of wins to seven in the last eight games. Dominican […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[1117,1121,1514,2635],"class_list":{"0":"post-35980","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-home-runs","9":"tag-marlins","10":"tag-rockies","11":"tag-sandy-alcantara"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}