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Eury Perez has performed exceptionally well after coming out of an injury only a month ago. On his latest outing for the Miami Marlins on Saturday, Perez couldn’t help avoid a 4-1 loss to the Cleveland Guardians at loanDepot park.
Despite dropping their first home series since May, Perez believes the club's first-half turnaround has laid the foundation for a strong finish after the All-Star break.
While talking about his performance and the team's progress, the 23-year-old credited Miami's resilience after a slow start to the season.
"I think it's incredible what we've been doing," Perez said. "We started a little slow and then we were able to pick up good games and perform at an incredible level. I just hope that we stay healthy and continue performing the same way we've been doing."
Perez (5-7) allowed two runs on eight hits over six innings while striking out six. Although he matched a career high in hits allowed, he limited the damage by escaping several difficult situations, including a bases-loaded jam with no outs in the first inning.
The right-hander said staying composed has been the biggest reason he has been able to work through those innings more effectively.
"When you have an inning like that, all you've got to do is focus and perform to your full potential," Perez said. "Make sure you throw the best pitches that you have. Once you do that, you can get out of those innings."
One of those pitches has been his sinker, which Perez relied on more frequently than his four-seam fastball against Cleveland. The pitcher produced a key double play in the opening inning and another ground-ball out during his final frame.
"It's a pitch that's been helping me a lot through this first half," Perez said. "In that bases-loaded inning I got the double play with it, and in my last inning, at 98 pitches, I got another ground ball."
Perez also addressed a brief sequence in which he and catcher Joe Mack appeared out of sync while working through Cleveland's lineup.
"It was just a miscommunication that I had with Mack," Perez said. "There were a lot of left-handed hitters, so we just had to make the adjustment during the game."
Miami's offense couldn't capitalize on his quality start. Mack doubled and later scored on Liam Hicks' RBI single in the seventh, but the Marlins managed only one run despite collecting seven hits. Cleveland added two insurance runs in the eighth to seal the victory.
Perez heads into the All-Star break with a 3.78 ERA, a 1.14 WHIP and 95 strikeouts in 85.2 innings after continuing an encouraging stretch that began with his near-perfect outing against the Athletics last week.
The Marlins remain in possession of the third National League Wild Card spot despite being swept by the Guardians.
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Despite dropping their first home series since May, Perez believes the club's first-half turnaround has laid the foundation for a strong finish after the All-Star break.
While talking about his performance and the team's progress, the 23-year-old credited Miami's resilience after a slow start to the season.
"I think it's incredible what we've been doing," Perez said. "We started a little slow and then we were able to pick up good games and perform at an incredible level. I just hope that we stay healthy and continue performing the same way we've been doing."
Perez (5-7) allowed two runs on eight hits over six innings while striking out six. Although he matched a career high in hits allowed, he limited the damage by escaping several difficult situations, including a bases-loaded jam with no outs in the first inning.
The right-hander said staying composed has been the biggest reason he has been able to work through those innings more effectively.
"When you have an inning like that, all you've got to do is focus and perform to your full potential," Perez said. "Make sure you throw the best pitches that you have. Once you do that, you can get out of those innings."
One of those pitches has been his sinker, which Perez relied on more frequently than his four-seam fastball against Cleveland. The pitcher produced a key double play in the opening inning and another ground-ball out during his final frame.
"It's a pitch that's been helping me a lot through this first half," Perez said. "In that bases-loaded inning I got the double play with it, and in my last inning, at 98 pitches, I got another ground ball."
Perez also addressed a brief sequence in which he and catcher Joe Mack appeared out of sync while working through Cleveland's lineup.
"It was just a miscommunication that I had with Mack," Perez said. "There were a lot of left-handed hitters, so we just had to make the adjustment during the game."
Miami's offense couldn't capitalize on his quality start. Mack doubled and later scored on Liam Hicks' RBI single in the seventh, but the Marlins managed only one run despite collecting seven hits. Cleveland added two insurance runs in the eighth to seal the victory.
Perez heads into the All-Star break with a 3.78 ERA, a 1.14 WHIP and 95 strikeouts in 85.2 innings after continuing an encouraging stretch that began with his near-perfect outing against the Athletics last week.
The Marlins remain in possession of the third National League Wild Card spot despite being swept by the Guardians.
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