Fish Stripes Aug 7, 2018
The Cardinals come back to edge the Marlins, 3-2
Matt Carpenter gives St. Louis the victory with a homer in the eighth, after seven solid innings by Pablo Lopez You have to be happy with how Pablo Lopez has been pitching. He had a 3.06 ERA over his last three outings, and has added to the excitement that young arms such as Caleb Smith, Trevor Richards and Sandy Alcantara have given Marlins fans so far this season. To become a solid major league club, it all starts with starting pitching, and though none of these are clear cut “aces”, they have all shown quite a bit of potential. Tonight, Lopez had a very effective evening indeed,...
Sandy Alcantara optioned to Triple-A; Lewis Brinson progressing
After making his third rehab start in High-A Jupiter, the Marlins have optioned Sandy Alcantara to New Orleans. The 22-year-old pitcher — acquired this off-season in the Marcell Ozuna trade — was placed on the disabled list July 3 with a right axillary (armpit) injury after making his first career...
Sandy Alcantara makes third rehab start; could rejoin Marlins next week
After a month-long absence, Sandy Alcantara could be back with the Marlins next week. The highly-touted prospect made his third rehab start in Jupiter after being placed on the disabled list last month. On Friday night, Alcantara tossed 4 2/3 innings, allowing two hits, three walks and no runs,...
