The Royals bullpen has been so deep and so good the last three seasons that it has changed the way a lot of baseball people build teams. And it has continued this year, even though some of the names have changed.

Both Jose Fernandez and Noah Syndergaard are just 23 years old and are emblematic of the great young players right now who have proliferated the Major League level, and on Tuesday night at Citi Field, the pair of talented hurlers squared off in a terrific matchup.

A trio of No. 1 prospects took the mound on Tuesday in Lucas Giolito, Blake Snell and Michael Fulmer, and together they combined to allow just five hits in 14 1/3 scoreless innings.

Rangers pitcher Derek Holland likes to make sure he gives credit to his defense after every victory. He had reason to be especially effusive in his praise on Tuesday night. His defenders made several terrific plays behind him and the Rangers’ run of solid starting pitching continued in an 8-0 victory over the Mariners at Safeco Field.

Here are the top GIFs from Tuesday’s games, courtesy of @MLBGifs.

Before Tuesday, Giants rookie Trevor Brown’s highest homer tally for a full season was three — over the course of 97 games at Class A Augusta. He’s matched that total in his first two starts of the season with the Giants, plating a career-high four RBIs with two two-run shots in a 7-2 win over the Rockies.

Rangers outfielder Nomar Mazara had another single in his first at-bat on Tuesday but it was his defense that caught people’s attention in the early innings against the Mariners.

Close your eyes and hope for the best.

The two most important pitches for Royals right-hander Kris Medlen were his last two Tuesday night in a 3-2 win over the Astros.

Mike Trout and three of his Angels teammates visited the Warriors during their practice Tuesday, challenging players to a game of P-I-G.

Jeff Samardzija is 31. In the baseball world, that means he should be in the prime of his career. Samardzija, however, is the outlier. It is his future, not his present, that has people talking.

The Giants swatted three two-out, two-run homers — one by Hunter Pence in the fifth and two by Trevor Brown, in the sixth and eighth — to defeat the Rockies, 7-2 , at Coors Field on Tuesday night.

Former Tigers broadcaster Paul Carey, who teamed with Ernie Harwell for 19 years as the voice of the Tigers on radio, passed away on Tuesday at age 88.

Indians outfielder Michael Brantley began his Minor League rehab assignment Tuesday night, going 1-for-2 with a run scored and manning left field for Triple-A Columbus in the Clippers’ 5-1 win over Louisville in Columbus, Ohio.

What began as a pitching duel that Noah Syndergaard won transformed into a game of attrition that favored the Marlins, who relied on a late spurt of offense Tuesday to topple the Mets, 2-1, at Citi Field.

Logan Forsythe and Evan Longoria hit two-run homers in the bottom of the eighth to lead the Rays to a 5-1 win over the Indians on Tuesday night at Tropicana Field.

The Orioles continued their red-hot start by riding a pair of two-run homers by J.J. Hardy and a mammoth game-tying blast by Mark Trumbo to a 9-5 victory over the Red Sox on Tuesday night at Fenway Park.