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Hernandez’s moment came with two on and two out in the eighth inning. He did not miss, taking a Trey Riley offering and depositing the ball over the fence to snap a 1-1 tie. The 22-year-old backstop/outfielder came over to Tampa Bay in trade with the Rangers back in the winter of 2020, in a deal which sent Nate Lowe to the Lone Star State. Hernandez has hit very well in the low minors, but has yet to play above the A-ball level. Those in redraft formats can safely let Hernandez slip past, as he remains an upside developmental prospect.

The game featured all of six hits and two walks and was played in 2:13. The Rangers improved to 5-2 on the season, even though they’ve hit .192 and been outscored 25-18 in their seven games.

Jacob Webb, Robert Garcia, Chris Martin and Jackson all turned in rather easy scoreless innings after Jack Leiter departed due to a blister. The Reds did Jackson a little favor when Jake Fraley was picked off/caught stealing to end the eighth, leaving the ninth spot up in the order to begin the ninth. Pinch-hitter Jacob Hurtubise went on to ground out on the first pitch he saw. No. 3 hitter Elly De La Cruz did get up with two outs anyway, thanks to a TJ Friedl single, but he grounded out to end it.

Greene struck out eight for a second straight start. He got a whopping 22 missed swings today, which is tied for the highest total by a pitcher this season. His 59 fastballs averaged 100.0 mph, and he topped out at 101.5 mph. Alas, the Reds offense couldn’t score even a single run for him in this one. Greene will take an 0-1 record and a 2.25 ERA into his third outing against the Giants.

Turner will be making his first start since Opening Day after dealing with back spasms. The 31-year-old should be in lineups for Wednesday’s tilt against Kyle Freeland and the Rockies.

Goodrum opted out of his minor league deal with the Padres at the end of the Cactus League. The 33-year-old will need to be added to the 40-man roster to play for the Mets in 2025. There’s a pretty good chance that doesn’t happen.

The Mets also signed Niko Goodrum to a minor league deal Wednesday, so Triple-A Syracuse gets a glow up. Singleton was released by the Astros before the start of the season, and isn’t likely to be a player that gets much playing time with the Mets unless Pete Alonso was to miss time. Even still there’s no guarantee.

Quero is currently in Arizona rehabbing the shoulder injury that caused him to miss most of the 2024 season. The 22-year-old backstop will remain at the complex in Maryville, and the hope is he’ll be able to head to Triple-A Nashville in the coming weeks. Quero is one of the best catching prospects in baseball.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters that Montas has begun throwing from 60 feet away. The right-hander will likely need a few bullpens and multiple rehab appearances before he’ll be ready to rejoin the Mets’ rotation at some point late in the spring, and that’s assuming no setbacks.

Holliday will take a seat for the first time in 2025 against left-hander Garrett Crochet. That means Jordan Westburg will handle duties at second base with Ramon Urias getting a start at the hot corner.

A little bit of irony that Moniak will make his first start of the 2025 season against the team that made him the first-overall selection back in 2016. Moniak is still just 26, but he hasn’t shown anything that suggest there’s fantasy potential in his left-handed bat; even playing in a home park like Coors Field. Jordan Beck gets the day off against Zack Wheeler and the Phillies.