Alcantara Tosses 5 Solid Innings For 1st Win Since 2023 As Marlins Beat Mets 4-2

Sandy Alcantara pitched five effective innings for his first win in 19 months and the Miami Marlins beat the New York Mets 4-2 on Tuesday night despite getting only three hits.

Alcantara, who missed last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, allowed two runs and four hits while striking out four in his first victory since Sept. 3, 2023. The 2022 NL Cy Young Award winner got a no-decision in his season debut March 27.

Graham Pauley hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the fourth and Kyle Stowers homered early for the Marlins.

Mets star shortstop Francisco Lindor returned after sitting out Monday following the birth of his son and had an RBI single but also made two fielding errors.

Ronny Henriquez relieved Alcantara 1-0 and threw two scoreless innings before Lake Bachar followed with a perfect eighth.