PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Interstat) — Sandy Alcantara pitched eight innings of five-hit ball, striking out seven, as the Miami Marlins defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3 on Friday at PNC Park. The win lifted both teams to 35-35.

Miami broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning on an RBI groundout by Otto Lopez and a run-scoring single by Kyle Stowers. The Marlins erupted for four runs in the seventh, highlighted by a two-run double from Owen Caissie. Liam Hicks capped the scoring with a two-run homer in the eighth, his 13th of the season. Hicks finished 3 for 4 with two RBIs.

Endy Rodriguez homered for Pittsburgh in the third inning, and Brandon Lowe also went deep in the eighth. Wilber Dotel took the loss after allowing four runs in relief. Braxton Ashcraft started for the Pirates and permitted two runs over five innings.

Miami collected 11 hits and grounded into two double plays. Pittsburgh managed six hits. The game lasted 2 hours, 38 minutes in front of 19,587 fans.