MIAMI — Sandy Alcantara is a throwback and it’s part of what makes him a modern marvel in MLB. He redefines the masterpiece start by going back to what the standard once was: If he gives up a run or two, or doesn’t hit double-digit strikeouts, then, well, he doesn’t really care too much, as long as he’s giving the Miami Marlins the seven or eight innings he knows he should.
There are different levels of masterpieces, though, and Alcantara’s latest might have just set a new standard for the Cy Young Award hopeful.
It was pegged as a star-studded, showcase opportunity for Alcantara, and the starting pitcher delivered eight shutout innings — a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts — to beat the Los Angeles Angels, 2-1, on Tuesday in Miami.
