MIAMI — Another day, another opener.

The Yankees asked a reliever to start for the third consecutive game on Saturday, this time turning to Michael King after two samplings of Ian Hamilton. But King, a former starter, put the Yankees in an immediate hole. With Sandy Alcantara, the National League’s reigning Cy Young winner, pitching for the Marlins, Miami cruised to a 3-1, series-tying victory.

King, who the pitching-desperate Yankees are trying to stretch out, woke up eager to make his first “start” since 2021. But Luis Arraez put a damper on the right-hander’s day, crushing a 409-foot, two-run homer in the first inning.

King gave the Yankees two innings and 41 pitches while allowing those two earned runs and four hits. He struck out three before giving way to Jhony Brito.

For the second straight day, the Yankees’ bulk guy — a rookie and a starter by trade — pitched well. After Randy Vásquez allowed two earned runs over 3.2 innings on Friday, Brito delivered five strong innings out of the bullpen.

The righty permitted just one run, three hits and zero walks while striking out six batters.

The one run Brito surrendered came on a Joey Wendle single in the fourth inning, but that proved inconsequential with Alcantara dealing.

The Marlins ace one-upped his 2021 start against the Yankees when he struck out 10 over seven scoreless, two-hit innings. On Sunday, Alcantara finished the job, pitching a complete game while striking out 10. He also totaled five hits, two walks and 116 pitches while holding the Yankees to one run.

Alcantara assisted that run, as he issued a walk and balked a runner into scoring position before Isiah Kiner-Falefa singled to get the Yankees on the board.

With the series knotted up, Gerrit Cole will look to continue his Cy Young-caliber campaign when he takes the mound for the Yankees on Sunday. The team is 9-1 when Cole starts after a loss this season.

Rookie phenom Eury Pérez will start for the Marlins. The 20-year-old owns a 2.79 ERA through 12 career starts.

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