Marlins Alcantara pitches 157 CG majors 1st this season

MIAMI (AP) — Sandy Alcantara pitched the major leagues’ first complete game this season, a three-hitter that led the Miami Marlins to a 1-0 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night. The 2022 NL Cy Young Award winner, who pitched six of the big leagues’ 36 complete games last season, struck out five and walked one in a 1-hour, 57-minute game that was the shortest of the season. “My focus was to finish the game,” Alcantara said. “It doesn’t matter how many pitches.” Avisaíl Garcia homered in the second inning for the game’s only run. “Seeing Sandy on the…