Martinez (12-7) held the Mets to just four hits and one run over eight innings in Wednesday's 8-1 win. He struck out five and walked three.
The pitchers' duel between Martinez and Jacob deGrom failed to materialize, as deGrom struggled through 4.2 frames, giving the Dominican righty an early lead to work with. After giving up a run on a second-inning RBI double, the flamethrowing 24-year-old was barely touched for his six remaining frames, ultimately throwing only 97 pitches. He's done a better job limiting baserunners this year, having dropped his WHIP from last season's 1.29 to its current 1.18 mark, but his K/9 has plunged to a career-low 7.33, almost two full points lower than it was last year. That makes the present-day version of Martinez a reliable fantasy starter rather than an exciting one, although his long-term ceiling remains quite high.