Eury Pérez holds Rockies to one run in victory

Pérez loaded the bases with no outs in the first inning, then escaped the jam with a strikeout and ground-ball double play. He settled in for two more scoreless frames before giving up a pair of runs on three hits in the fourth. Pérez gave the Marlins two more scoreless innings, ending his day after six with six strikeouts. The 23-year-old right-hander has pitched incredibly well over his last six starts, giving up five runs over 33 1/3 innings. He’ll enter the All-Star break with a 3.78 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, and a 95/34 K/BB ratio across 85 2/3 innings.

Well, this one won’t be controversial at all. The Marlins made the decision to pull Pérez at 92 pitches despite those seven perfect frames. The decision — from a baseball perspective, at least — almost immediately backfired, as Lake Bacher had the opposite of a perfect game while giving up five runs without getting an out. The controversy aside, Pérez was sensational; striking out eight and allowing just three baseball that registered as hard contact. Assuming all is ok, he’ll be back on the bump against the Guardians over the weekend.

In Pérez’s first start since coming off the injured list, he struck out one and didn’t walk a single batter while throwing 65 percent of his pitches for strikes. Obviously, posting just a six percent swinging strike rate isn’t what you’d like to see, and much of that came down to the command of his sweeper in two-strike counts. The velocity and movement of most of his pitches looked exactly like what we saw before the injury. He did lose some extension on his secondaries, but that can change game-to-game based on the mound, so we wouldn’t read too much into that. His sinker command could have been better, and that’s something to look for in his next start, but he got up to 68 pitches in his one and should be back up over 80 pitches in his next start against the Rockies in Coors.

This was reported yesterday and is now official. Pérez looked good in his lone rehab start, but wed rather take a wait and see approach then throw him right back into our lineups against the Rangers on Wednesday.

Pérez, 23, will return from the injured list after missing a little over three weeks with a strain in his thigh. The right-hander has missed bats at a solid level with 72 strikeouts over 62 innings, but 28 walks and 11 homers allowed in that timeframe point to how inconsistent — to put it nicely — his command has been. Pérez is a high-risk, high-reward option for Wednesday’s outing, and many more after that.

Pérez made just one rehab start after missing three weeks with a thigh strain. He hit 99 mph during that rehab start and was allegedly “sneezing 95 mph” fastballs during his pitch design session. Even though a matchup against the Rangers is a solid one, Pérez only threw 51 pitches in his rehab start, so he is unlikely to be fully stretched out for this one. We might hold him on the bench for one start before throwing him back in your lineup.

Pérez threw 51 pitches (37 strikes) in his first rehab outing since hitting the injured list with an unusual thigh muscle strain in his right leg back in late May, which was originally expected to sideline him for two months. The 23-year-old is on track to beat that initial timeline since he’s likely to only need one or two additional rehab outings before returning to Miami’s rotation. He’s struggled to work deep into starts this season, but he’s offered enough strikeouts to remain a relevant fantasy option in most leagues.

Pérez will make his first rehab start roughly three weeks after hitting the injured list with a right leg strain. The 23-year-old righty is likely to need a couple outings to build up his pitch count and stamina before returning to Miami’s rotation. It certainly looks like he’ll make it back by late June or early July.

Pérez underwent an MRI that revealed a strain in the thigh muscle in his right leg. The 23-year-old suffered the injury while stretching between innings during Wednesday’s start against the Blue Jays. It’s a brutal development for the Marlins and fantasy managers as the injury is likely to keep him sidelined until at least late July. It’s a bit unclear how Miami plans to fill his rotation spot as their starting pitching depth has suddenly become razor-thin after losing top prospects Robby Snelling (elbow) and Thomas White (shoulder) to injury.

The 23-year-old hurler suffered the injury during Wednesday’s start against the Blue Jays. No word yet from the team on how long they expect Pérez to be sidelined for. Josh Ekness was recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville to provide a fresh bullpen arm for a few days until the Marlins decide how to fill Pérez’s spot in the rotation.