Bartolo Colon struck out nine over 7 2/3 innings to help the Mets halt a two-game skid and top the Orioles, 3-2, Tuesday at Citi Field.

Statcast is already providing fans with a new way to evaluate nearly every aspect of the game, from towering home runs to highlight-reel defensive plays and seemingly everything in between. But what about on a larger scale?

Pedro Martinez is a fan of Mets ace Matt Harvey, and he has high praise for the young right-hander. “I think that he has more talent than I do,” Martinez told WNYW Fox 5 in an interview that will air Sunday. “And he has better chances to do better than I did.”

Miguel Cabrera fought through all kinds of injuries over the last couple of years, but he’s now all the way back. The two-time AL MVP isn’t the only player enjoying a comeback season, though. Here are seven more.

The race for All-Star third baseman in the American League team will be a suitably intense competition. Off the form chart, and the early-season performances, two extremely logical candidates would be Josh Donaldson, new to the Toronto Blue Jays, and Pablo Sandoval, new to the Boston Red Sox. Both are obvious and worthy. However, they won’t have the field to themselves.

This year’s Top 30 International Prospects list includes 20 players from the Dominican Republic, nine from Venezuela, and one from Panama. No. 1 on the list is 16-year-old, 260-pound slugger Jhailyn Ortiz, who is expected to command a $4 million bonus. He’s followed by Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs.

Rangers general manager Jon Daniels is unhappy with the way his team has started the season, and he strongly suggested that more changes could be coming if things don’t turn around quickly.

It didn’t take Nelson Cruz long to make his presence felt on the Mariners, as the club’s new right fielder and designated hitter earned American League Player of the Month honors for his outstanding April on Monday.

Devon Travis, who homered in his Major League debut on Opening Day, was named the American League’s Rookie of the Month on Monday. Toronto’s second baseman batted .325 with a .393 on-base percentage and a .625 slugging mark in April.

On Monday, Josh Hamilton went 0-for-4 with three hard hit ground balls to first base and a strikeout in his first extended spring game action since joining the Rangers. The veteran is on the 15-day disabled list as he recovers from right shoulder surgery on Feb. 4.

Gerrit Cole, who set the tone for the Pirates’ outstanding pitching during the month of April, was named the National League’s Pitcher of the Month on Monday.

The Dodgers moved starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu to the 60-day disabled list, recalled left-handed reliever Daniel Coulombe from Triple-A Oklahoma City and purchased pitcher Matt West from the Blue Jays on Monday.

The Twins placed outfielder Oswaldo Arcia on the 15-day disabled list with a right hip flexor strain on Monday, and they recalled fellow outfielder Eddie Rosario from Triple-A Rochester.

Ben Petrick has Parkinson’s disease. He knew it for most of his big league career, though his teammates didn’t. He dealt with the symptoms during his final Major League stop in 2003, playing for the Tigers, where Kirk Gibson was his outfield coach.

For thousands of wide-eyed young players, many of whom are signed as teenagers entering the real world for the first time, Reds director of Minor League administration Lois Hudson was and is indispensable as a problem solver and fixer as they navigate their way toward the dream destination of reaching the Major Leagues.

In a meeting with Indians manager Terry Francona and general manager Chris Antonetti, outfielder Nick Swisher pleaded his case for coming off the disabled list. After discussing the situation throughout the day, Cleveland decided the time had come to activate the veteran.