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- Updated: August 10, 2016
MILWAUKEE — Where was this Wily Peralta in the first half of the season?
The big right-hander stood on the Miller Park mound on Tuesday for the first time since being demoted to the Minors in June, sporting extra zip on his fastball and the results to match — at least for six strong innings. In the seventh, the Braves walked and singled their way to a go-ahead rally, inflicting a 2-1 loss for the Brewers at Miller Park, tarnishing Peralta’s otherwise brilliant return.
“I felt, pretty much, like I was making my debut today,” Peralta said.
It was a debut, take two.
The Brewers’ Opening Day starter, Peralta returned with some extra kick on his fastball. In his first 13 starts, he threw 24 pitches above 97 mph, and only one that topped 98 — a two-seamer to the Giants’ Joe Panik on Opening Day that induced a groundout to end Peralta’s first inning of the season.
On Tuesday alone, starting in place of the injured Junior Guerra, Peralta threw 18 pitches above 97 mph and seven pitches above 98. He topped 99 mph for the first time this season, with a 99.3 mph two-seamer that induced Freddie Freeman’s groundout in the fourth.
Wily Peralta’s two-seamer was humming Tuesday: 6/11 vs. NYM95.16 avg95.97 maxTues vs. ATL96.8 avg99.34 max pic.twitter.com/aLKnSIXPHr
— Adam …
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