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LEADING OFF: Rookies Weathers, Widener meet, deGrom vs Bosox

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Tags: Trea Turner, Taylor Widener, Wandy Peralta, Ryan Weathers, Steven Matz, Sports, Mike Tauchman, Jacob deGrom, Brandon Nimmo, Ryan Zimmerman
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San Diego Padres starting pitcher Ryan Weathers throws to the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Arizona Diamondbacks' starting pitcher Taylor Widener (57) pitches in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Thursday, April 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)
New York Mets' Brandon Nimmo watches his two-run home run during the eighth inning of the team's baseball game against the Washington Nationals on Friday, April 23, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Steven Matz throws during the first inning in the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals Saturday, April 17, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
New York Yankees left fielder Mike Tauchman makes a diving catch on a fly out by Tampa Bay Rays' Joey Wendle during the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, April 9, 2021, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Wandy Peralta throws a pitch during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in Philadelphia. The Phillies won 6-5. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
New York Mets' Jacob deGrom delivers a pitch during the fourth inning of the team's baseball game against the Washington Nationals on Friday, April 23, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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San Diego Padres starting pitcher Ryan Weathers throws to the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

A look at what's happening around the majors on Wednesday:

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NICE NEWCOMERS

In a matchup of promising rookies, Padres lefty Ryan Weathers starts against Arizona righty Taylor Widener in Phoenix.

The 21-year-old Weathers is 1-0 with an 0.59 ERA in five games, two of them starts, this season. He made his major league debut last year for San Diego in the NL Division Series, pitching once against the Dodgers.

The 26-year-old Widener is 1-0 with a 2.82 ERA in four starts this season. He debuted last year with 12 games in relief for the Diamondbacks.

WORTH A SHOT

Brandon Nimmo, with a .470 on-base percentage, is hoping to get back in the lineup for the Mets a day after not starting because of a right hip impingement. Nimmo got an injection in the hip during a day off Monday and struck out as a pinch-hitter Tuesday night.

Jacob deGrom (2-1, 0.31) is set to face Boston in the finale of a two-game set in Queens. DeGrom struck out a career-high 15 in a two-hit shutout of Washington in his previous start.

MATZ MAGIC

Steven Matz has provided a huge boost to the Blue Jays, winning all four of his starts with a 2.31 ERA. Acquired from the Mets in the offseason, the lefty has struck out 25 in 23 1/3 innings.

Matz faces a familiar foe when Toronto hosts the Nationals at its temporary home in Dunedin, Florida. He saw Ryan Zimmerman, Trea Turner and Washington a lot during his time in the NL East, going just 1-7 against them. Matz was 0-2 in three games with a 13.94 ERA vs. the Nats last year.

FRESH OPPORTUNITY

Squeezed out of the Yankees’ outfield, Mike Tauchman might get more playing time after being traded from New York to San Francisco for left-handed reliever Wandy Peralta.

The 30-year-old Tauchman was 3 for 14 in 11 games this season. He was productive at the plate, in the field and on the basepaths in the pat for the Yankees, but had no regular spot.

The 29-year-old Peralta is 2-1 with two saves and a 5.40 ERA in 10 appearances this year. Last season, he went 1-1 with a 3.29 ERA in 25 relief outings and lefty hitters were just 7 for 41 against him.

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