Sandy Alcantara strikes out six in short outing

Sandy Alcantara looks ready for Opening Day.

Yes, it’s only his second outing of the 2021 Spring Training, but the Dominican starter seems to be cruising in this Spring Training to lead the young staff from the beginning of the season.

After tossing two scoreless innings in his first outing against the New York Mets on March 1st, Alcantara came back with another solid outing on a rainy Saturday afternoon in Jupiter.

Sandy Alcántara is done for today:

48 pitches
2.1 IP
6 K
2 Runs
0 ER

Bleier relieved him. #JuntosMiami @5ReasonsSports pic.twitter.com/Cg6f18rwos

— Alejandro Villegas (@alejandrovg32) March 6, 2021

Alcantara did allow two runs in the first inning, but neither of them counted towards his ERA, because of a Miguel Rojas error that extended the inning.

Alcantara struck out three in the first, two in the second and one in the third, before getting pulled by Don Mattingly with a man on first.

Sandy finished his outing with 48 pitches, and he should be scheduled to pitch again on Wednesday or Thursday.

Five strikeouts in the first two innings for Sandy ⚾️🔥@5ReasonsSports #JuntosMiami pic.twitter.com/yMVXIVej7e

— Alejandro Villegas (@alejandrovg32) March 6, 2021

Alcantara and Kim NG, the highlights of the trip

Sandy Alcantara was the main attraction of the day, with the Marlins using a lineup that looks very similar to what we should expect for Opening Day (without the DH, of course).

Today's lineups. We get to see Sandy Alcántara pitch today ⚾️🔥@5ReasonsSports pic.twitter.com/5xeE1JD2PU

— Alejandro Villegas (@alejandrovg32) March 6, 2021

But besides watching Sandy pitch, Aguilar and Cooper carry the team offensively, I actually got to talk to Kim NG for about a minute, in the Roger Dean Stadium elevator, on our way to the press box.

I just ran into Kim NG in the elevator going up into the press box in Jupiter. I asked he how she feels about the team so far. "They're doing ok. I want to save it for when the games actually matter" #JuntosMiami @5ReasonsSports pic.twitter.com/Anx3EbM531

— Alejandro Villegas (@alejandrovg32) March 6, 2021

The Marlins are doing well in Spring Training. Let’s wait and see if they can keep it up for when it actually matters, like Kim NG says.

By Alejandro Villegas | @alejandrovg32 on Twitter