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Alcantara

Alcantara allowed five hits in the outing, lowering his ERA to 4.33 this season. He isn’t getting the same number of strikeouts or grounders as he did in the past, yet he remains effective in his age-30 campaign. Alcantara’s 89 1/3 innings lead the majors, but he has a tough road matchup next time out against the Pirates.

Alcantara completed seven innings for the fourth time this season, limiting Washington’s lineup to just seven hits, including a two-run homer by Jacob Young in the second inning. He struck out five and didn’t hand out a free pass. It was a much-needed rebound performance after back-to-back lackluster outings, including getting lit up for eight runs over 5 2/3 innings by the Blue Jays his last time out. The hard-throwing 30-year-old will close out a two-start week with a favorable home matchup against the Rays on Sunday.

Alcantara gave up 10 hits, walked one and struck out four. He fell to 3-4 with the loss. Alcantara had allowed just two runs in five innings before falling apart in the sixth inning. The sixth inning started with Alcantara allowing a home run, but then he got the next two outs. He would allow the next six batters to reach base, which included a grand slam by Jesús Sánchez. Alcantara has now allowed 14 runs over his last two starts. He has a 4.66 ERA. Alcantara is lined up to face the Nationals on the road next week.

The right-hander punched out three batters on the night and didn’t allow a base on balls. The Braves got to him early with a pair of home runs — a two-run blast by Michael Harris II in the first and a solo shot from Mike Yastrzemski in the second. Alcantara then settled in until they scratched out two more runs in the fifth inning and another in the sixth. He got seven swings and misses on 94 pitches on the evening, posting a miserable CSW of only 19 percent. He’ll try to put this one behind him and get back on track as he carries a 4.00 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and a 48/20 K/BB ratio (69 2/3 innings) into Tuesday’s matchup against the Blue Jays in Toronto.

Alcantara tossed two scoreless innings, then gave up one unearned run on two hits in the third. He settled in for three more scoreless frames, ending his day after six with six strikeouts. It was the first start in which Alcantara allowed fewer than two runs since April 1. The 30-year-old right-hander will carry a 3.53 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, and a 45/20 K/BB ratio across 63 2/3 innings into a start against the Braves in Miami on Thursday.

Alcantara struck out three batters on the day while issuing two free passes. Most of the damage done against him was due to Luis García Jr. Garcia tripled and scored in the fourth inning and added an RBI double in the fifth. The 30-year-old hurler generated 10 swings and misses on 89 pitches on the afternoon, posting a CSW of 27 percent. He’ll try to get back in the win column as he totes a 3.90 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and a 39/20 K/BB ratio (57 2/3 innings) into Saturday’s tilt against the Rays in Tampa Bay.

Alcantara managed to keep the ball in the yard but still gave up eight hits on nine hard-hit balls. He finished with five strikeouts and handed out three free passes. He’s allowed three earned runs or fewer in six of his eight starts this season. He’ll carry a pedestrian 4.01 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 36/18 K/BB ratio across 51 2/3 innings into a home outing against the Nationals on Sunday to close out a two-start week.

One of the runs scored because Otto Lopez lost Alex Call’s infield popup in the sun. It’s Alcantara’s fifth quality start in seven tries, though he has only a 2-2 record to show for his 3.04 ERA. He’ll likely take on the Orioles next week.

Alcantara gave up nine hits but only three hard-hit balls, which is kind of nuts. Really, though, this was the offense the Giants envisioned this season; they did a wonderful job of hitting flare singles and a couple of doubles in front of outfielders. If only their pitchers hadn’t given up nine runs, Buster Posey and Tony Vitello would be having quite the celebration. Alcantara, though, already had eight runs of support before giving up three runs in the fifth. He’ll take a 3.05 ERA into a tough start Wednesday against the Dodgers. Mixed leaguers might have better options next week.

Alcantara worked around traffic throughout this one, stranding one runner in the first inning, two in the second, and escaping a bases-loaded jam in the third with a ground-ball double play. The Brewers would finally bring one in to score in the fourth on a walk and a base hit. Brice Turang added two more with a home run in the fifth. Alcantara’s day would be done after five innings. It was the first time this season he didn’t go six frames. He also tied a career high with six walks and recorded just one strikeout. The 30-year-old right-hander will look to get right after a back-to-back tough starts when he takes a 3.06 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, and a 23/12 K/BB ratio over 35 1/3 innings into a start against the Giants in San Francisco on Friday.