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Perez in the middle of everything in Pittsburgh
- Updated: July 20, 2016
PITTSBURGH — The brief look of terror on Hernan Perez’s face told the story. This was one base hit the Brewers’ utility man would have given back.
Perez’s 105-mph line drive (according to Statcast™) produced a scary moment in the second inning of the Brewers’ 3-2 loss to the Pirates on Tuesday at PNC Park. It hit Pittsburgh starter Jameson Taillon in the back of the head before caroming into left field for a single. The center field camera caught Perez grimacing the moment the baseball made impact.
“It was scary,” said Perez, who went on to drive in both Brewers runs in the game. “You want to get a hit, but you don’t want to hit a pitcher right in the face or the head. I was super scared. I think everybody was.”
To Perez’s shock, Taillon …
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