BALTIMORE (AP) — Sandy Alcantara took the mound under difficult circumstances — the Miami right-hander’s mother died, and this was his first start since coming off the bereavement list.
“I hope she was watching the game too,” he said.
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Alcantara pitched into the seventh inning, and Sandy León hit a three-run homer in the second to help the Marlins to a 7-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.
Lewin Díaz and Brian Anderson added solo shots for Miami, which has won three straight. León singled and scored in the fourth.