Perez improved to 10-10 on the strength of a two-run performance over seven innings Tuesday in Houston, striking out four while allowing eight hits and two walks in a 12-2 rout.
He's now won five consecutive starts -- a streak that was preceded by four consecutive losses -- and Perez has put up a 2.91 ERA and 1.09 WHIP over the course of this successful run. Of course, he's also struck out just 18 batters over 34 innings in that span, and we're talking about a guy who's been tagged for four-plus runs 11 times in 26 starts this year, so don't get too excited. He'll next take the hill against the Angels on Sunday.