Rangers pitcher Martin Perez delivered a rough performance in a loss Saturday, giving up six earned runs on nine hits and four walks in 3 2/3 innings while striking out four in his team's 8-3 loss to the Red Sox.
Perez (4-3) gave up a run in the second and a run in the third before things came completely apart in the fourth inning, when the Red Sox rattled off four straight one-out hits to bring two runners home before plating two more with a two-out single that chased Perez from the game.
Perez owns a 4.38 ERA and 35:19 K:BB ratio in 51 1/3 innings after struggling to the tune of 19 earned runs in 13 1/3 innings over his last three starts. He's scheduled to face Blue Jays Friday.