PITTSBURGH -- Sandy Alcantara continued his consistent second half on Tuesday night, and his quality start -- along with some late-game long balls -- powered the Marlins to a 5-4 win in 10 innings over the Pirates at PNC Park.

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With Miami down to its final out in the ninth, shortstop Miguel Rojas hit a two-out solo homer to center off Pittsburgh closer Felipe Vázquez, which tied the game at 4. Garrett Cooper followed with a game-winning blast in the 10th inning that traveled a Statcast-projected 444 feet and cleared the deep notch in left-center field.

Alcantara pitched seven-plus innings and struck out seven, and he had little trouble with any Bucs hitter not named Adam Frazier. After allowing a leadoff homer to Frazier in the first, Alcantara sat down 14 in a row.

The 23-year-old has put together quite a consistent run. Tuesday’s outing was his fifth straight of six innings or more, and his sixth straight outing with four or fewer runs allowed. Marlins manager Don Mattingly credited Alcantara's willingness to attack for improved consistency.

“It’s really almost like he’s turned the spigot and was like, ‘I’m going to be aggressive,’” Mattingly said. “He’s been attacking the zone. This guy’s stuff is as good as anybody’s. When he’s like that, it doesn’t matter the lineup. [The Pirates] have a good lineup. We’ve seen it with other teams, too, the same way. When he’s aggressive, the stuff plays. It’s good to see him start to find himself.”

Alcantara knows that his overall game is tantalizingly close to the one that was projected for him when he was acquired by the Marlins as part of the trade with the Cardinals for outfielder Marcell Ozuna, who was a two-time All-Star in Miami.

“I just want to finish strong,” he said. “Day by day, I’m just working hard to get better every time. ... I think I’ve got to keep working hard, even more than I do. That’s what I want -- to do my best.”

After Garcia relieved Alcantara in the eighth, Jason Martin scored on a wild pitch to give the Pirates the lead. It looked bleak from there, as Pittsburgh turned to Vázquez, its All-Star closer and the reigning National League Reliever of the Month for August, but Rojas represents something of a secret weapon against the fellow Venezuelan.

In five career plate appearances, Rojas now has two career homers against Vázquez, the only player in the Majors with more than one against him. But Rojas wasn’t relishing the matchup.

“I don’t like facing Vázquez,” he said. “He’s Venezuelan and I’m pretty close with him. I feel like he’s one of the best pitchers overall, not just a closer. He’s a really good pitcher because he can mix and match with the hitters. He’s got a couple weapons to throw you. But at the same time, I hit a homer against him a couple of years ago here. I see him well. I’m always ready for his fastball, and today, I happened to hit it out front. If you go back, there’s ugly at-bats against him too.”

Rojas’ clutch homer set up Cooper for more of the same, and the Marlins snapped a 15-game losing streak on the road.

“I think we come in every day with a new mindset,” Copper said. “We’re not worried about the day before or the week before. We have a lot of good veterans in the clubhouse that keep it real with us. Try to win the day. This group, we’ve had our ups and downs."