Heriberto Hernández went 2-for-4 with a double and a stolen base on Wednesday against the Astros.
As the Marlins’ season falls apart, Hernández is making a name for himself. He scorched a 107 mph double in this one that nearly left the yard and chipped in another hard-hit single, but couldn’t save the Marlins from their ninth straight loss. He stole his seventh bag of the season too and is playing on a nearly 30 home run, 15 stolen pace in what’s mostly been a part-time role this season. At first he was only playing against left-handed pitchers, then began forcing his way into the lineup versus righties, and lately he’s started 11 consecutive games following an injury to Owen Caissie. In the last five, Hernández has hit in the top third of their order too.He is growing past being just a deep-league target.
