Rangers starting pitcher Martin Perez (3-5) navigated through seven innings against the Astros on Wednesday, working around nine hits and a walk to allow just one run. He struck out three in the blowout win.
Perez continues to miss bats at an abysmally low rate, but once in a while, he turns out surprisingly effective outings like this. And this was a big one against the Astros, whom the Rangers now lead by 1 1/2 games in the AL West. Perhaps the extra rest did Perez good, as he went a week between starts.