Martin Perez has given this Braves team 121.0 important innings of reasonably well pitched and fortunate innings this season. It was far from a lock that he would make the roster and he was even DFA'd, but those innings have been very important to Atlanta's current position. He hasn't pitched like a 3.05 ERA pitcher, running a 4.18 FIP and a 4.25 xFIP, but those innings are banked at a 3.05 ERA rate if runs allowed. It's valuable to appreciate the value of those innings to this team, highlighted by 5.2 innings of one run ball on six strikeouts Saturday.
The Braves skated by on a lackluster offensive performance to beat the Rockies 2-1 , thanks to fantastic pitching.
The Mets placed Luis Robert Jr. on waivers , continuing the trend of quality players being placed on waivers by out-of-contention teams in hope of salary relief and adding an intriguing option to waivers.
Shohei Ohtani's next scheduled start as a pitcher has been delayed due to knee discomfort .
