Florida Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara was billed as the second-coming of Sandy Koufax this season. He has been the favorite to win the Cy Young Award since the All Star Game. There were some who suggested he even start the All Star Game at Dodger Stadium for the National League over hometown favorite Clayton Kershaw.
He was at best third in line to start the All Star Game behind Kershaw and Tony Gonsolin. And after losing to the Dodgers on Sunday, he is at best fifth in the Cy Young Award rankings.
The Dodgers roughed up Alcantara in a 10-3 win. They chased Alcantara in the fourth inning. It was his shortest outing of the season.
The Dodgers scored six runs on 10 hits off the Marlins ace, both season highs for Alcantara.
And his 11-6 record is anything but impressive.
There are three Dodger starters who have better Cy Young Award resumes at this point in the season.
Dodger rookie starter Ryan Pepiot outpitched Alcantara on Sunday. Pepiot went six innings, gave up two runs on four hits, and struck out seven.
Alcantara wouldn’t have had a chance against any of the top three Dodgers starters.
Gonsolin has emerged as the surprise ace of the Dodgers staff. He leads the National League in wins with 15 and has a 15-1 record. He leads the National League in ERA at 2.12, after Alcantara’s ERA rose to 2.19 after Sunday’s game. Gonsolin has a 0.86 WHIP, tops in the National League and the best among Dodger starters, to go with his league-leading stats.
Tyler Anderson is tied for second in the National League with 13 wins and has a respectable 2.73 ERA. His 0.98 WHIP is also second on the Dodgers and among the best in the National League.
Julio Urias, who starts tonight against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers, might be the most impressive pitcher in the Dodgers rotation. In his last six starts, Urias is 6-0 with a 0.95 ERA. He hasn’t lost a game since June 12 to the San Francisco Giants.
He pitched five shutout innings against the Brewers in a 4-0 win last Monday and improved to 13-6. He is tied for second in the National League in wins and has a 2.40 ERA. His 123 strikeouts lead the Dodgers.
Strikeouts is the only pitching category Alcantara has an edge over any of the top three Dodger pitchers. He has 157 Ks, the fifth most in the National League after Sunday’s games.
If anything, Alcantara has been struggling in his past eight starts. He is 2-3 in that span.
The Dodger hitters were not intimidated by Alcantara. And after Sunday, Urias, Gonsolin and Anderson should be eyeing the Cy Young Award, not Alcantara.
The Dodgers went 5-2 last week after splitting a four-game series against the Brewers in Milwaukee and sweeping the Marlins over the weekend. The Dodgers have a nine-game home winning streak and an 18-game lead in the National League West standings over those pesky San Diego Padres.
Dodger starter power rankings:
- Tony Gonsolin
- Julio Urias
- Tyler Anderson
- Dustin May
- Ryan Pepiot
The Dodgers (84-56) start a three-game series with the Brewers at Dodger Stadium on Monday and head to Miami for a weekend series against the Marlins starting on Friday.
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