MIAMI – Eury Pérez outdueled Jacob Misiorowski in a matchup of young right-handed flamethrowers in the Marlins’ 5-3 victory over the Brewers on Sunday afternoon at loanDepot park.
With the win, Miami snapped a four-game skid.
The 6-foot-8 Pérez, who had scuffled over his last three starts (6.23 ERA), regrouped to record a quality start by allowing just one unearned run on three hits. He relied heavily on his four-seamer (66.7%), tallying six of his seven strikeouts on the offering in an 84-pitch outing.
Entering Sunday’s series finale, only Pirates righty Bubba Chandler (98.9 mph) threw a faster four-seamer than Misiorowski (98.5 mph) and Pérez (98.2 mph) among starters (min. 50 thrown).
Pérez pitched with an early lead when the lineup put up a three-spot in the first, forcing the 6-foot-7 Misiorowski to throw 30 pitches in the process.
Miami’s first three batters reached to load the bases for Kyle Stowers in his season debut. A run would score on a wild pitch as Stowers battled against triple-digit velocity, and he eventually got hit on the right hand by a 101.5 mph four-seamer on the eighth pitch of the plate appearance. The Marlins kept the rally going on Agustín Ramírez’s double-play groundout and Liam Hicks’ two-out RBI single.
Pérez cruised into the sixth, when he issued his only walk – to No. 9 hitter David Hamilton – who then stole and advanced to third on catcher Hicks’ throwing error. Hamilton would score on Garrett Mitchell’s RBI groundout to first.
The Marlins responded in the bottom half of the frame, as the right-handed-hitting Javier Sanoja drove in a pair with a single while pinch-hitting for the left-handed-hitting Graham Pauley against southpaw DL Hall. It signified the 100th career hit for Sanoja.