Sandy Alcantara allowed four hits, struck out six and pitched seven strong innings, carrying a shutout into the seventh. Agustín Ramírez hit a two-run, 386-foot homer and Heriberto Hernández added an RBI single as the Miami Marlins won 5-1. The Marlins took three of four from the New York Mets after losing their previous seven series. The Mets finished 11-17 in August despite scoring 177 runs and hitting 53 homers. Kodai Senga allowed five runs in 4 2/3 innings and has a 5.90 ERA in nine starts since returning from the injured list. New York still leads Cincinnati by four games for the final NL wild card.
Sandy Alcantara pitched seven strong innings, Agustín Ramírez hit a two-run homer and the Miami Marlins defeated the New York Mets 5-1 in a game that got testy Sunday. The scrappy Marlins took three of four from New York after losing their previous seven series. The scuffling Mets finished 11-17 in August despite scoring 177 runs and hitting 53 homers - both franchise records for a calendar month.
Alcantara (8-11) allowed four hits and struck out six. He carried a shutout into the seventh, when he gave up a leadoff single to Jeff McNeil and plunked Mark Vientos with a pitch. Alcantara and Vientos stared each other down before the benches and bullpens emptied, though no punches were thrown as players milled around the mound. Alcantara induced a pair of forceouts, the second of which scored McNeil, before striking out Starling Marte to end the inning.
Kodai Senga (7-6), who gave up a two-run homer to Ramírez in the third and an RBI single to Heriberto Hernández in the fourth. Senga allowed five runs in 4 2/3 innings. He has a 5.90 ERA in nine starts since coming off the injured list July 11. Key moment Senga retired seven straight batters before Jakob Marsee doubled with two outs in the third.
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