The Marlins retained a re-energized right-hander who hasn’t allowed a run in his past 12 innings through two starts. He has more strikeouts (eight) than hits allowed (seven) during that span and feels he has finally turned the corner.

Sandy Alcantara admitted it was one of the hardest days of his career. It has been thought all season that the Miami Marlins could move on from Alcantara amid their recent rebuild.

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara revealed that it was difficult to deal with trade rumors leading up to Thursday's deadline at 6 p.m. ET.