60 Wily Peralta, SP

Brewers starter Wily Peralta endured a rough outing as he lost his second consecutive start Friday night against the Cardinals.

Peralta (3-4) surrendered five runs in the first inning, including a grand slam to David Freese that broke the game open. He was charged with seven runs -- six earned -- and 11 hits over five innings of work. He struck out six and walked one in a 7-6 defeat.

Peralta has allowed a home run in each of his last three starts. He is scheduled to make his next start Wednesday at home against the Dodgers. He is 2-2 with a 6.49 ERA at home this season.

Brewers starter Wily Peralta took the loss with four runs (three earned) allowed over six innings Sunday against Cincinnati.

The major blow was a three-run Donald Lutz home run off the foul pole in the second inning. Peralta was sharp for the rest of the game, as the only other run scored after an error on a would-be double play. After a rough start to the season, Peralta has three quality starts in his last four outings. 

After giving up six runs over just 4 1/3 innings in his last start, Brewers starting pitcher Wily Peralta turned in a bounce-back performance against the Rangers Tuesday night. Peralta, who made his seventh start, allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits over six innings in the 6-3 win, including a solo home run off the bat of Mitch Moreland in the second.

The right-hander limited Texas to just one hit over his next three innings of work before surrendering a pair of runs (one earned) in the sixth. He was pulled after throwing 95 pitches and finished with two strikeouts without issuing a walk.

Peralta (3-2) has won three of his last four starts and will face Pirates next Monday in Pittsburgh. He is 1-0 with a 2.35 ERA in two road starts.

Brewers pitcher Wily Peralta has seen his strikeout rate plummet this year.

Peralta's strikeout rate has fallen to just 11.8 percent this season, which is down from 20.4 percent in 2012. The biggest culprit appears to be Peralta's slider. The pitch managed to get whiffs 19 percent of the time last year, but that's down to just 9 percent in 2013. Peralta was the one of the Brewers' top prospects entering the season. Through six starts, he has a 6.00 ERA and a 4.47 FIP.