Tag: Oliver Perez

On Deck- August 3- Mets at Astros [Game 3]

New York Mets (58-52 Road: 26-32) at Houston Astros (52-57 Home: 28-26) 2:05pm

Oliver Perez (7-6 4.02) vs. Randy Wolf (6-10 4.79)

TV: CW11 Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The Mets try to avoid the sweep today in Houston before coming home and having an off-day tomorrow. Perez has been outstanding under pitching coach Dan Warthen and looks to be the stopper today. The Astros inexplicably traded for Randy Wolf, who makes his second start for Houston today. He wasn’t very good in his first start going 4.1 innings against the Brewers and giving up 4 runs (3 earned).

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Mets Get Stellar Pitching In 4-1 Win Over Marlins

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Oliver Perez went six strong innings giving up only one run on five hits and three walks. He certainly wasn’t as dominating as he had been in his last few starts, but he was good enough to get the win and raise his record to 7-6.

Aaron Heilman pitched the seventh and eighth innings giving up only one hit and two walks. And Billy Wagner shut the door in the ninth for his 27th save.

Jose Reyes was 3 for 5, including getting thrown out at third going for a triple in the first at-bat of the game.

Nick Evans was 2 for 4 and scored the first two runs of the game. It looked like two runs would be all the Mets would need until the eighth inning. Carlos Delgado hit his 23rd homer to add two more insurance runs.

The Phillies also won so the NL East lead remains .5 games.

On Deck- July 29- Mets at Marlins [Game 2]

New York Mets (57-49 Road: 25-29) at Florida Marlins (56-50 Home: 30-23)  7:10pm

Oliver Perez (6-6 4.15) vs. Scott Olsen (6-5 4.07)

TV: SNY  Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The Mets would really like to take this series in Florida by winning the next two games to protect their lead in the NL East. The Phillies start a series tonight in D.C. against the Nationals, the worst team in baseball. With Perez going tonight and Pelfrey tomorrow, the Mets have to like their chances with the way the two have been throwing.

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Link- Perez and Pelfrey Changes Under Warthen

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Tim Marchman of the New York Sun, a terrific writer, wrote a great analysis yesterday about the massive change in results that Mike Pelfrey and Oliver Perez have gotten under pitching coach Dan Warthen. Both were struggling early this season under pitching coach Rick Peterson.

To sum up the piece, Perez is throwing more strikes and generally closer to the strike zone now. He doesn’t appear to have modified the types of pitches that he’s throwing. And Pelfrey changed the pitches he’s throwing from sinker/change up to straight fastball, sinker, curve ball. The results, of course, have been dramatic for both pitchers.

My take is that Peterson had a philosophy that he believed to be the “correct” methodology for all pitchers to utilize. That is, being a fastball/change up pitcher more than using a curve ball.

It appears to me that Dan Warthen doesn’t subscribe to a one style fits all approach to pitching. Each pitcher needs to maximize their unique abilities. Although Duaner Sanchez hasn’t succeeded under Warthen that may be an aberration due to his year and a half out of baseball with injuries.

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Video- Mets Post Game July 24- Delgado, Perez, and Manuel

Here’s the SNY video from the post game interviews after yesterday’s 3-1 win over the Phillies in the final game of this weeks series. I wish that I had some video of Jimmy Rollins stuck in traffic and showing up late for the game. But I’ve only got Carlos Delgado, Oliver Perez, and Jerry Manuel.

Perez Dominates Phillies As Mets Win 3-1

The Mets claimed first place in the NL East with a 3-1 win over the Phillies today. The story of the game was Oliver Perez. Perez went 7.2 innings giving up only six hits and one intentional walk. He struck out 12 in the game including three apiece for Chase Utley and Ryan Howard.

Carlos Delgado came through in the clutch with a huge two-run double in the bottom of the eighth that broke the tie and led the Mets to victory.

Jimmy Rollins was scratched right before the game started and Eric Bruntlett took his place at shortstop for the Phillies. Rollins didn’t appear to be injured, and even pinch hit in the ninth inning. There was no word on why Rollins didn’t start.

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