In
his first full season at the age of 25, Brewers’ third baseman Hernan Perez had
the at-bat of a lifetime yesterday against the Cubs’ Aroldis Chapman. Start with the fact that it went twelve
pitches.
The
right-hand hitting Perez soon found himself in a 1-2 hole against Chapman,
trying to protect a three-run lead. The
left-handed fireballer/flamethrower/troubled soul then threw not one, not two,
not three, not four but five—count them, five—strikes at 100-mph or more, along
with some changeups. Each time, Perez
fouled off Chapman’s pitch for a strike, even the one coming in at 102; he also
took a pitch at 100 mph or more for a ball.
Perez worked the count full until singling to left on an 87 mph
changeup. The Cubs won, 9-6.
If
only it were October, if only Perez had done it in the World Series. Maybe he will.
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