Sandy Alcantara pitched 7 scoreless innings with 8 strikeouts against the Los Angeles Angels on August 8, 2026. The performance posted the highest score in The Game Network Performance Index among 15 games played that day.
The Miami Marlins defeated the Angels 7-0 at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida. Alcantara allowed no earned runs across his 7 innings of work, keeping the Angels off the scoreboard as Miami built its seven-run margin.
Alcantara's line read 7.0 innings pitched, 8 strikeouts and 0 earned runs. Among the day's pitching performances, his outing stood out for the combination of length and strikeout total without surrendering a run. Kansas City's Jac Caglianone posted a 4-4 day with 2 home runs and 4 RBIs, but the top score in the index went to Alcantara's pitching line.
The outing came during a season in which Alcantara has made 25 appearances, going 13-6 with a 3.57 ERA and 128 strikeouts across 163.7 innings pitched. His WHIP for the season stands at 1.18. This marked his fourth performance of the 2026 season to post the highest score in The Game Network Performance Index on its given day.