WASHINGTON -- The Marlins made a roster move before Monday’s Memorial Day series finale against the Nationals, recalling right-hander Elieser Hernandez from Triple-A New Orleans and optioning right-hander Tyler Kinley to Triple-A.
Hernandez went 2-7 with a 5.21 ERA in 32 games for the Marlins in 2018, including six starts. This year, though, the 24-year-old leads all qualifying Minor League pitchers with a 1.07 ERA and ranks third in the Pacific Coast League with a 1.02 WHIP. He is 3-1 with 61 strikeouts in 42 innings over eight starts at Triple-A.
Kinley was 1-0 with a 5.09 ERA in 23 appearances out of the Marlins’ bullpen this season. He allowed four hits and no runs in two innings of work in Saturday’s loss to the Nationals.