Freddy Peralta allowed four hits and three walks over 5 1/3 scoreless innings with four strikeouts to earn the win in a 2-0 victory over the Phillies on Friday.
Peralta’s Tampa Bay resurgence concluded nicely, at least for the regular season, with another strong outing here. The first five innings were a breeze with five scattered base runners, but he ran into trouble during his third time around the Phillies’ order in the sixth with consecutive base hits to start the frame. At that point, he was pulled and reliever Cam Booser escaped the jam without letting either inherited runner score. Peralta’s fastball continues to gain velocity and it averaged a shade over 96 mph in this start, nearly two ticks above his season average. That pitch also had an extra inch of induced vertical break and he’s entering the postseason without allowing more than one earned run in six straight starts.
