Overview
- Sandy Alcantara passed Ricky Nolasco for the Marlins' career strikeout record with his 1,002nd K during Miami’s 6-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday.
- Alcantara worked 6 2/3 innings in the game, struck out four batters, allowed one run, and left after a two-out walk in the seventh inning.
- His record-setting outing capped a string of five consecutive quality starts in June that reduced his season ERA from 4.66 to about 4.01 thanks to a 2.60 ERA over five June starts.
- Alcantara reached the mark after compiling 186 starts and 1,177 innings for the Marlins since the 2018 trade that brought him from the Cardinals as part of the Marcell Ozuna deal; Nolasco had 1,001 strikeouts in his Marlins tenure (2006–13).
- Fans and teammates eventually gave Alcantara an ovation and he tipped his cap at loanDepot park, a moment that highlights his long-term value to the franchise and could shape Miami’s roster or contract decisions going forward.