It’s the fifth career eight-strikeout game for Martinez, who has yet to reach double figures in the majors. He had a 6-1 lead going into the bottom of the sixth today, but it didn’t hold up after he gave up three hits and was pulled. The performance leaves Martinez with a 6.06 ERA. He’ll start at home against the Mariners next time out.

Martinez didn’t have his A-game in this one. His command was shotty and he threw ball one more often than strike one. Being behind so many hitters forced him into long, laborious at-bats and he was lucky to allow just three runs. Still, his cutter and sinker are so difficult to square up that it often helps him to avoid serious damage. He’ll look to get on track in his next scheduled start against the Giants out in San Francisco.

Martinez was pitching a shutout through his first four innings, but he allowed a solo home run to Heliot Ramos in the fifth inning and then an RBI double to Jung Hoo Lee and a two-run home run to Matt Chapman in the sixth. Stamina will be a bit of a question mark for Martinez this season since he has shuffled between the bullpen and rotation over the last few years. He did strike out five and walk one while showing off a true six-pitch mix that should help him remain a viable starting pitcher option in deeper leagues all season and a streamer in shallow leagues. He can probably be trusted next week on the road against the Brewers.

Martinez surrendered only one hit and three walks over four strong frames, lowering his spring ERA to 2.25 in the process. The 34-year-old veteran lacks the strikeout upside to be anything more than a matchup-dependent streaming option in deeper mixed leagues, but he’s a top-90 range starting pitcher for fantasy purposes entering the season.