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Zerpa (2-0) earned the extra-inning win over the Nationals on Tuesday, pitching a perfect inning. Zerpa worked the ninth inning in a scoreless game, and he was able to keep it that way. He's allowed just one hit while striking out six over four innings across four appearances since he rejoined the major-league roster Sept. 14. The left-handed reliever is at a 4.06 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 47:18 K:BB with 10 holds and a blown save over 51 innings in the majors this season.
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The Royals recalled Zerpa from Triple-A Omaha on Saturday. With Chris Stratton (forearm) headed for the injured list, the Royals will call upon Zerpa to help get their bullpen through the final couple weeks of the regular season. The 24-year-old southpaw owns a 4.40 ERA and 1.57 WHIP through 47 big-league innings on the year and will most likely serve in middle relief while with Kansas City.
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Zerpa extended his scoreless streak to 7.2 innings with a perfect inning in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Athletics. Zerpa's scoreless streak spans nine appearances, and he's earned five holds while adding an 8:0 K:BB in that span. The southpaw came up through the minors as a starter, but he's found some success in the Royals' bullpen this year. He's up to seven holds through 20 appearances while pitching to a 1.47 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 20:3 K:BB over 18.1 innings this season. Zerpa has yet to get a look for saves, but he's been one of the Royals' most effective relievers over the first quarter-plus of the campaign.
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Manager Matt Quatraro said Wednesday that Zerpa will begin the season in the Royals' bullpen, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports. Twelve of Zerpa's 15 MLB appearances last season came out of the bullpen, and he'll officially reprise his role as a multi-inning reliever in 2024. A strong start to the regular season could help the 24-year-old southpaw move into the rotation, but Zerpa would have to turn things around after giving up seven earned runs across 9.2 innings this spring.
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Zerpa (3-3) earned the win Wednesday against the Guardians. He allowed three hits while striking out four over 5.1 scoreless innings. After Zack Greinke pitched the first 3.2 innings, Zerpa entered in relief and proceeded to blank the Guardians for 5.1 frames to earn his second straight win. The 23-year-old southpaw has excelled out of the bullpen recently, allowing just one run in his last three appearances (10.1 innings), striking out nine while issuing just one walk in that span. Zerpa may be making a case to start the 2024 campaign in Kansas City's rotation. He now sports a 4.82 ERA with a 1.26 WHIP and 29:7 K:BB across 37.1 innings this season.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | KC | 60 | 0 | 53.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 19 | 59 | 3.85 | 1.45 |
| 2023 | KC | 15 | 3 | 42.7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 8 | 46 | 4.85 | 1.26 |
| 2022 | KC | 3 | 2 | 11.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1.63 | 1.09 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/29 | @  |
- | - | - | 0.2 | 2 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 |
| 9/26 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 9/25 | @ |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 9/24 | @ |
1 | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 9/20 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 9/17 | vs  |
- | - | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 9/16 | vs |
- | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |