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He also scored three runs, doubling for the third time in as many games. O’Conner has struggled offensively, hitting .199 this season with 50 strikeouts in only 136 at-bats. Fortunately, he’s been a stud behind the plate, throwing out 35 percent of would-be base stealers. Tampa Bay used its first-round pick on O’Conner back in 2010.

The 28-year-old slugger opened the scoring in the first inning with an RBI single off of Mets’ right-hander Freddy Peralta. He then obliterated a Saul Garcia slider for a three-run blast in the sixth that extended that lead to 4-0. The 28-year-old slugger is now hitting .316 (6-for-19) on the spring while Saturday’s home run and RBIs were his first in Grapefruit League play. As long as he can avoid the injured list, he’s going to deliver substantial profit to those that call his name in fantasy drafts.

Weiss struck out one batter on the night. The 29-year-old right-hander got four swings and misses on 53 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 23 percent. He has been nothing short of brilliant this spring, compiling a 0.93 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and a 7/4 K/BB ratio over 9 2/3 innings of work. He has probably earned the right to open up in the Astros’ rotation if they go with a six-man alignment.

Vientos has been ice cold at the plate during his time in Mets’ camp, hitting a woeful .048 (1-for-21) with a 4/0 K/BB ratio. With Brett Baty hitting the ball so well this spring, it’s possible that he pushes Vientos for at-bats if his struggles linger into the start of the regular season.

The 29-year-old right-hander punched out five batters on the evening while issuing only one base on balls. The Astros scratched out a run against him in the opening inning as Taylor Trammell worked a leadoff walk, stole second base and scored on an RBI single by Yordan Alvarez. Peralta then locked in and retired the final 10 hitters that he faced. He got 11 whiffs on 56 pitches on the evening, posting a strong CSW of 36 percent. He has been strong in Grapefruit League play, posting a 2.70 ERA, 0.60 WHIP and a 12/2 K/BB ratio over 10 innings in his three starts.

The homer off Keaton Winn was Amaya’s second this spring. Coming into 2026, Amaya had never homered in 154 major league plate appearances or 104 plate appearances during spring training, though he does surprisingly have 71 homers in 3,103 minor league plate appearances. A defensive-minded utilityman, he’s trying to beat out local favorite Ildemaro Vargas for a spot on Arizona’s bench. It’s probably not going to happen, but he might be the team’s best choice to play short if anything ever happens to Geraldo Perdomo.

Gallen was pulled after giving up three hits in the third. He returned for the fourth, only to immediately surrender a homer to Daniel Susac and get yanked again. Gallen’s velocity has been great this spring; his 94.8-mph average on his fastball today was a gain of 1.3 mph from last year. His career-high average fastball velocity was 94.1 mph in 2022, and he’s been above that all three outings this spring. In spite of the results today, his stock is up a bit.

Ginkel gave up three singles, none of which were hard-hit balls, and then a three-run homer to Rafael Devers before exiting. Ginkel entered the game having allowed three runs — one earned — over 3 2/3 innings in four appearances. He’s struck out four and walked one, and his velocity has been fine after he missed the final two months of 2025 with a shoulder strain. He should be in the running for saves in Arizona’s pen at the start of the year, but it doesn’t seem likely that the team will name a closer initially.

Houser had a 36% CSW today, getting 10 whiffs and 16 called strikes in the 73-pitch outing. The velocity bump he enjoyed last year has held up this spring, and there could be some fringy mixed-league potential here. The Giants just might want to use Casey Schmitt at second base and Luis Arraez at DH when Houser and Logan Webb are on the mound.

Devers, who missed 10 days with hamstring tightness before returning earlier this week, had been 0-for-18 this spring coming into the day. He struck out against Zac Gallen in his first at-bat, but he connected on a 104-mph liner for his first hit in the third and then followed with a 406-foot blast in the fourth.

Susac is hitting .345/.406/.517 in 32 plate appearances this spring, so if he doesn’t make the Giants as a Rule 5 pick, it won’t be because of his offense. The determining factor, though, always figured to be his defense. Eric Haase is his main competition for a job as Patrick Bailey’s backup.