VIDEO: Oliver Perez On His Rehab Start In Brooklyn
Enigmatic Mets starter Oliver Perez made a start Sunday at KeySpan Park for the Brooklyn Cyclones as part of his rehab from a knee injury. It was his third rehab appearance since going on the DL May 8th.
Perez pitched well against the Class A competition; allowing only two hits in five innings. He walked one and struck out six. The Cyclones won the game, 13-3, and Perez earned the win.
Prior to the game the Mets said they wanted Ollie to approach 100 pitches before considering bringing him back to the Bigs. Perez tossed 72 Sunday afternoon.
After the game, Oliver said he’s ready to make his next start on regular rest – no matter where that might be. Perez himself acknowledged the 100 pitch benchmark and said that he expected to go at least one more turn in the minors.
As for the rest of what Perez had to say after his successful day in Coney Island, click below and take a listen. The clip is also loaded with highlights from Ollie’s outing with the Cyclones.
Matt Estreich for The Huddle
PHOTO CREDIT: brooklyncyclones.com
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Oliver Perez was impressive in Brooklyn on Sunday. The most impressive statistic in his line was the one walk in five innings. Nice victory for the Brooklyn Cyclones and nice outing by Oliver Perez. I still have confidence that the inconsistent and enigmatic young left-hander will be successful.
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