"A 26-year-old left-hander selected in the 12th round of the 2021 amateur draft, Alvarez allowed his only hit when Victor Mesa Jr. singled to left with one out in the fifth. He struck out four and walked two, throwing 44 of 81 pitches for strikes. Alvarez (1-0) averaged 91.8 mph with 22 fastballs and also threw 27 sliders, 21 curveballs, six sinkers and five changeups."
"Alvarez joined Mitchell Parker in 2024 as the only Nationals starters to win their major league debuts since Stephen Strasburg in 2010. Alvarez and catcher CJ Stubbs were the first batterymates each making their major league debut Pittsburgh's Quinn Preister and Endy Rodriguez on July 17, 2023. They became the first for the Nationals since Shairon Martis and Luke Montz on Sept. 4, 2008, according to the Elias Sports Bureau."
"Miami was shut out for the eighth time this season but first since July 10. Miami's Xavier Edwards was ejected five pitches into the game by plate umpire Brennan Miller. Edwards grounded to first leading off after a four-pitch at-bat that included a pair of called strikes, then apparently argued after returning to the dugout and was tossed after the first pitch to Agustín Ramírez."
Andrew Alvarez allowed one hit over five innings, struck out four and walked two while averaging 91.8 mph and mixing fastballs, sliders, curveballs, sinkers and changeups. The Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 2-0, snapping an eight-game losing streak. Daylen Lile hit a run-scoring triple and Andrés Chaparro added a sacrifice fly in a two-run second off Lake Bachar, who started in a bullpen game. Four relievers combined on a two-hitter, and Jose A. Ferrer recorded his fifth save in seven chances. Miami’s Xavier Edwards was ejected early after arguing with the umpire.
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