Pérez looks to follow up near-perfecto

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: We have a full 15-game schedule on the penultimate day of the first half, split pretty evenly between afternoon and evening games. LAA@MIN and ATH@CWS start the day at 2:10pm ET. The day's ratings lean toward the good side of the spectrum, with nearly half the day's starters in the green.

 

Notable Starts:

Eury Pérez returns to the mound after his much-publicized seven perfect innings in Sacramento last week. He's now made three starts since returning from the IL, and it seems that rest served him well: he has a 1.06 ERA/2.94 xERA since his return. Notably, his control looks better, with 17 K/4 BB in 17 IP (6% BB, compared to 9% on the full season).

Tyler Mahle is another recent IL returnee working...

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