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Perez puzzles Halos with 6th-inning escape
- Updated: May 25, 2016
ARLINGTON — Rangers left-hander Martin Perez was terrific for five innings on Tuesday night, holding the Angels scoreless on three singles and a walk.
He almost let that effort go to waste when he ran into trouble in the sixth while holding a 1-0 lead. But Perez’s ability to stay cool against the Angels’ best hitters proved to be the pivotal moment in the Rangers’ 4-1 victory at Globe Life Park.
“It was probably as calm as we’ve seen him in those situations all year,” Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. “He’s been building on that. Early on in the season, those types of situations he let speed up on him and seemed to get out of control and would lose the strike zone. He continued to challenge the strike zone and challenge the hitters.”
The inning started with Shane Robinson, the Angels’ No. 9 hitter, and Yunel Escobar both hitting singles up the middle to put runners on the corners. Up next were Kole Calhoun, Mike Trout and Albert Pujols, and Banister started getting right-hander Tony Barnette ready in the bullpen.
Banister stayed with Perez.
“I didn’t try to think too much,” Perez said. “Just throw the ball where I wanted it and keep it down.”
Calhoun worked the count full and hit a sharper bouncer to Mitch Moreland, who was …
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