With back-to-back shutouts in the series opening doubleheader in their rear-view mirror, the Miami Marlins were looking to make a statement in game-three of their four-game set against the New York Mets on Wednesday.
With his fifth start of the season and 26th overall, starting pitcher Elieser Hernández came in with 25 strikeouts in 19 2⁄3 innings of work in 2020. He had allowed a dozen hits, an opposing batting average of .153, and only walked three for a 0.763 WHIP, boasting a 2.29 ERA and a 3.36 FIP. A Venezuelan native, Hernández is still only 25-years-old.