ATLANTA (AP) — Seeing Sandy Alcantara for the second time in a week was of no benefit to the Atlanta Braves’ hitters.
The hard-throwing Miami right-hander was more overpowering than ever.
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Alcantara matched his career high with 14 strikeouts, again dominating the Braves and leading the Marlins to a 4-1 victory Saturday.
Alcantara (5-2) allowed only four hits with no walks in eight innings to earn his third consecutive win. He lowered his ERA to 2.00 while permitting no more than one earned run in his fourth straight start.
“His stuff is so good, I don’t even know if familiarity matters,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said.