Liam Hicks Shines as Alcantara Dominates in Win Over White Sox
On April 1, 2026, the Miami Marlins closed out a dominant home game against the Chicago White Sox. The Marlins won 10-0 at loanDepot Park. Sandy Alcantara delivered a complete-game shutout. Liam Hicks supplied a key two-run homer and finished with four RBIs.
Hicks’ breakout performance
Liam Hicks shines early in his second major-league season. The 26-year-old catcher hit a 347-foot, two-run shot over the right-field wall in the second inning. Xavier Edwards scored on the play.
Hicks also delivered RBI singles in the first and sixth innings. He finished the game with four RBIs and three homers through five games.
- Batting average: .467
- OPS: 1.659
- RBI through five games: 12 (MLB-leading)
- Historic note: Surpassed Casey McGehee’s five-game mark of 10 RBIs in 2014
Hicks said he is aiming to create more damage at the plate. He credits offseason work on rotation, weighted bats, and film study. Manager Clayton McCullough praised his timely hitting.
Why the power spike matters
Hicks showed elite contact traits in 2025. He made contact on roughly 90.8% of swings at pitches in the zone. His chase-contact and low whiff numbers stood out last year.
That contact foundation, combined with added swing speed, produced early-season power. He became the 11th Marlins player to hit three or more homers in his first five games.
Alcantara dominates on the mound
Sandy Alcantara was efficient and overpowering. He needed just 93 pitches, 69 of them strikes, to complete nine innings. Alcantara allowed three hits, issued no walks, and struck out seven batters.
The outing marked Alcantara’s 13th career complete game and his fifth career shutout. He was the first pitcher this season to go the distance.
Game context and sequence
The Marlins scored early and often. Hicks’ RBI single started a four-run first inning. Connor Norby added an RBI double. Owen Caissie delivered a two-run single to finish the frame.
Hicks’ second-inning homer made it 6-0. Javier Sanoja’s two-run single in the third pushed the lead to 8-0. Hicks’ sixth-inning RBI and Otto Lopez’s eighth-inning solo homer finalized the 10-0 win over the White Sox.
Miami improved to 5-1 on the young season. Chicago fell to 1-5. The Marlins had beaten the White Sox 9-2 the previous day after a 9-4 loss on Monday.
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