Perez (12-10) allowed five runs (but just two earned) on eight hits and a walk with four strikeouts over 5.2 innings and took home the win Friday night against the Yankees.
Perez very well could have had his fourth consecutive quality start if his defense had held up its end of the bargain. He is on some kind of roll right now, as Perez has now won seven consecutive starts with a 3,15 ERA over that span. That's all despite striking out just 26 batters in 45.2 innings. In today's game, it's rare to succeed while allowing that much contact, but Perez is making it work down the stretch in 2017.