Quote: Perez Was Awesome
Oliver Perez let up just four hits and no runs, while walking two and striking out six, during seven innings in a win yesterday against the Phillies.
Perez, on Citizens Bank Park:
“It’s tough to keep the ball down in this stadium, but I fought through it and did my job. I wanted to put my team in a good position, and I did that.”
Jerry Manuel after the game:
“Perez was awesome…He pitched extremely well. His last inning might have been one of his better innings of the night…So, that tells you he may have the endurance to even go further.”
In his last two starts, since making an adjustment to his windup, Perez has pitched 14 innings, during which he has allowed just one run and 10 base runners while striking out 14.
The Mets are 4–1 in his last five starts.
…albeit a small sample size, it’s fair to say that perez has become more consistent which was always my biggest problem with him…hopefully the perez that showed up yesterday shows up more often…
