St Louis Cardinals The only thing that was required to get Sandy Alcantara to keep his Miami Marlins from being swept out of
St. Louis was outlasting both the Cardinals pitcher along with one of the best relievers in Major League Baseball. The
Cardinals had a 3-2 advantage into the ninth which included Ryan Helsley there to secure the win again in a row in the span
of days. The Marlins transformed a shaky walking into an exciting rally after Avisail Garcia hit his first homer of the
season which was hit by Helsley. The lead was reverted to the Marlins and Alcantara could have had the chance to finish what
he had started with a 4-3 win. The right-hander who was considered a top player for the Cardinals who
pitched nine innings and, when the Cardinals tried to come back with a ninth-inning rally their own The ball
and the game were still in his control. He coaxed his former teammates Edmundo Sosa, who had two hits in the game into
a winning game-ending double play. He needed Alcantara (8-3) the 117th pitch to write the entire contest against his
previous team. The Cardinals have been careful not to use Helsley in consecutive days in order to keep the right-hander in
top form and the results confirm this. After a slow day on Wednesday and an incredibly tight match Wednesday the