Martinez tossed six innings and give up three runs in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Athletics, but didn't factor into the decision. He scattered seven hits and a walk and struck out one batter.
Martinez has delivered quality starts in three of his five turns for the Rangers and has reached the sixth inning in all of those outings. While Martinez has shown a spike in his velocity this season, it hasn't translated to more strikeouts, as he's averaging a pedestrian 4.5 K/9 rate. Nonetheless, the fact that Martinez is giving the Rangers quality innings should be enough to keep him in the rotation until Cole Hamels (oblique) is back from the disabled list.