Sandy Alcantara’s recent run of dominance continued Saturday.
The Miami Marlins’ ace struck out a career-high-tying 14 batters while allowing just one run over eight innings en route to a 4-1 win over the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park. Miami improves to 19-25, while Atlanta falls to 22-25.
The strikeout tally matches his performance on Sept. 8, 2021 against the New York Mets.
Saturday was Alcantara’s fourth consecutive quality start, defined as pitching at least six innings and giving up no more than three earned runs, and followed up his complete-game effort against the Braves the last time he took the mound on Sunday.