News: Perez doesn’t like to Walk People
Last night, in a win against the Braves, Oliver Perez let up three runs – all in one inning – while giving up seven hits, striking out three and walking five through 6.1 innings.
The Mets are 10–3 in his last 13 starts, during which he is 5–3 with a 1.94 ERA.
Perez, speaking to reporters following last night’s game, said:
“Today was one of those days I wasn’t making pitches, but that’s the day you have to just go out and compete and win the game…I was trying to throw the ball down the middle. I don’t like to walk people, but I was just trying to make pitches and throw it there because the walks are the bad part for the pitcher.”
For me, what is most encouraging, is that, unlike earlier in the season, he is keeping the game together and getting through the occasional jam – as opposed to coming totally unglued as he had been infamous for doing.
