From the perspective of the New York Mets, Sandy Alcantara might as well change his name to Freddy Krueger.

With the Mets trying desperately to hold onto the final National League wild-card playoff berth, facing Alcantara and the Marlins in Miami on Friday night is a scary proposition.

Alcantara has been mediocre this season, going 10-12 with a 5.48 ERA. However, the right-hander, who missed all of last season following Tommy John surgery, has looked back to his 2022 NL Cy Young Award form when facing the Mets this season.

In two starts against New York, Alcantara is 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA. And over 17 career starts against the Mets, he is 5-5 with an impressive 2.98 ERA.

Alcantara also has a 3.25 ERA in 87 career appearances (83 starts) in Miami. In 89 road outings (85 starts), he owns a

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