MIAMI-- After a start in which Oliver Perez walked seven batters in 3 1/3 innings, blaming it on cold conditions, he had abolutely no excuse for this terrible outing.
Perez, who was given a vote of confidence by Jerry Manuel and was told that he was not pitching for his spot in the rotation, gave up four home runs in 3 1/3 innings as the Mets took a 7-2 loss.
It didn't start out too terribly for Perez as he struck out two in the first inning. Although he walked the first two batters to face him in the second, he bounced back with another two strike outs to escape trouble.
A scoreless game in the third is what did Perez in. He allowed a three-run home run to Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla after giving up a couple of singles, as the Marlins took a 3-0 lead. Later on in the frame, Cameron M ...
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Oliver Perez Serves Up 4 Home Runs in New York Mets’ Defeat To Marlins
Posted: 14th May 2010 by Sammy Makki in MLBComments Off on Oliver Perez Serves Up 4 Home Runs in New York Mets’ Defeat To Marlins