by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com (5/18/2013) 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.
Wily Peralta takes loss in quality start
by Jack Moore | CBSSports.com (5/12/2013) 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.
Wily Peralta bounces back against Rangers
by Adam Moore | CBSSports.com (5/7/2013) 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.
Wily Peralta struggling with strikeouts
by Chris Cwik | CBSSports.com (5/7/2013) 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.
Wily Peralta pushed up a day
by Adam Moore | CBSSports.com (5/3/2013) With a pair of off days on the schedule next week, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said the team will skip starter Hiram Burgos' turn in the rotation, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinelreports.
Burgos, who was originally slated to pitch Tuesday against the Rangers, will be replaced by Wily Peralta, who will be moved up from Wednesday. Kyle Lohse will slide up to Wednesday from Friday, while Yovani Gallardo moves up from Saturday to Friday and Marco Estrada will be pushed up from Sunday to Saturday.
Peralta is 2-2 with a 6.00 ERA to go along with 18 strikeouts and 14 walks over his six starts.
Wily Peralta rocked for 11 hits, six runs
by R.J. White | CBSSports.com (5/2/2013) Brewers starting pitcher Wily Peralta couldn't make it out of the fifth inning of Thursday's start against the Cardinals, surrendering six earned runs on 11 hits and two walks while striking out three in 4 1/3 innings. Peralta, who was removed after 80 pitches, fell to 2-2 and owns a 6.00 ERA in 33 innings.
Peralta had posted quality starts in each of his previous two outings. He'll take on the Rangers at home next week.
Wily Peralta wins second straight
by Adam Moore | CBSSports.com (4/28/2013) Brewers starting pitcher Wily Peralta won his second straight start Saturday against the Dodgers. Peralta allowed three runs on six hits over six innings in the 6-4 win, including a RBI single off the bat of A.J. Ellis.
He also surrendered a run in the fifth and sixth innings on a pair of ground balls and was pulled after throwing 96 pitches -- 61 strikes.
Peralta finished with two strikeouts and one walk, while improving to 2-1 with a 5.02 ERA. The right-hander will look to earn his third straight win when he faces the Cardinals at home next Thursday. He is 1-1 with a 6.19 ERA in three starts at Miller Park.
Wily Peralta earns first victory
by Jack Moore | CBSSports.com (4/21/2013) Brewers starter Wily Peralta earned his first win of the season with a quality start Sunday against the Cubs.
Peralta went 6 2/3 innings and allowed two runs on five hits and three walks. He struck out three but was effective thanks to a sharp 12-to-5 ground ball-to-fly ball ratio. His ERA fell to 5.16.
Manager wants young pitchers to mimic Kyle Lohse
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com (4/18/2013) Brewers starting pitcher Kyle Lohse has been quite the strike thrower in his first three starts. Lohse has thrown 70.5 percent of his pitches for strikes, which includes 65.8 percent first-pitch strikes, according to MLB.com.
Manager Ron Roenicke hopes Lohse's aggressiveness will start to rub off on some of the team's younger starters, including Wily Peralta, who has thrown strikes 59.2 percent of the time.
"The younger guys need to see how the veterans pitch and are successful, and what they do when they get themselves in trouble," Roenicke said. "We talked to Wily [on Wednesday about his disappointing start the night before]. I want him to learn from that."
Wily Peralta can't escape fifth inning
by Ed Gauna | CBSSports.com (4/17/2013) Brewers pitcher Wily Peralta did not last long in his outing against the Giants on Tuesday night. He allowed six runs (five earned) on seven hits over four-plus innings of work.
The right-hander was tagged with a three-spot in the third before surrendering a solo homer to Brandon Crawford in the fourth. Then in the fifth, he put the first two men on before Pablo Sandoval hit an RBI single. Peralta walked the next batter and was pulled for Mike Fiers, who allowed an inherited runner to score.
Peralta walked three and struck out one in a no-decision.
His next start is scheduled for Sunday against the Cubs. When Peralta faced Chicago on April 9, he allowed two runs over 6 2/3 innings.
Wily Peralta solid in no-decision
by Ed Gauna | CBSSports.com (4/9/2013) Brewers pitcher Wily Peralta turned in his first quality start of 2013 on Tuesday night against the Cubs. He allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits over 6 2/3 innings of work.
The right-hander made it though the first four frames scoreless before an error led to his first damage in the fifth.
Then in the seventh, Peralta gave up back-to-back hits with one out before Starlin Castro drove in a run with a groundout. He was then pulled for Mike Gonzalez, who allowed an inherited runner to score and also tied the score at 3-3.
Peralta, who threw 94 pitches, struck out five and walked two in the no-decision.
His next start is scheduled for Sunday against the Cardinals.
Wily Peralta takes loss in season debut
by Ed Gauna | CBSSports.com (4/4/2013) Brewers pitcher Wily Peralta made his first start of the season Wednesday night against the Rockies.
He allowed four runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings in the 7-3 loss. The right-hander surrendered a two-run homer to Wilin Rosario in the second before getting tagged with another two-spot in the fifth.
Peralta was done after throwing 90 pitches, 48 for strikes.
The 23-year-old also struck out four and walked three in the defeat.
Wily Peralta preps for regular season
by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com (3/29/2013) Having already been named a member of the rotation, Brewers starter Wily Peralta had little to prove in his spring training finale Friday against the White Sox.
Peralta lowered his spring training ERA to 5.40, allowing four runs -- two earned -- in 4 1/3 innings of work. Peralta tossed 81 pitches in the outing, throwing just 49 of them for strikes, as his control continues to be a concern. Peralta walked three batters and struck out three while allowing four hits.
Peralta finished the spring with seven walks and 11 strikeouts in 20 innings. Peralta is expected to make his regular-season debut Wednesday against the Rockies. He faced the Rockies just once in his brief call-up last season, allowing one earned run in one inning of work.
Wily Peralta needs better control
by Al Melchior | Data Analyst (3/29/2013) Now that Wily Peralta has officially made the Brewers' rotation, he is starting to climb the ranks of our most-added starting pitchers' list. He is still owned in roughly one-fifth of the leagues on CBSSports.com, but if you are thinking of helping to increase his popularity, give the following some thought:
At Triple-A Nashville last year, Peralta threw only 60 percent of his pitches for strikes, according to StatCorner.com, and that contributed to an unsightly 4.8 BB/9 rate. Nine qualifying starting pitchers had a 60 percent strikes-thrown rate or lower in the majors last season, and only one -- Yovani Gallardo -- had an ERA below 4.00. Gallardo needed a high strikeout rate and an above-average strand rate to pull off the feat.
My colleague, Nando Di Fino, already has made the case that Mike Fiers didn't deserve a demotion to the bullpen and that he could return soon to the Brewers' rotation. However, it may be the struggles of Peralta -- and not Chris Narveson -- that open the door for Fiers.
Wily Peralta to open season in Brewers' rotation
by R.J. White | CBSSports.com (3/28/2013) Brewers pitcher Wily Peralta has been named the team's starter for the series finale against opening-day opponent Colorado, meaning Peralta has won a spot in the Brewers' initial rotation. Peralta's hold on a rotation spot was tenuous after the team added Kyle Lohse this week and Peralta allowed six runs on 10 hits in his most recent start.
Wily Peralta, Mike Fiers might be in trouble
by Scott White | Senior Fantasy Writer (3/25/2013) With Kyle Lohse coming aboard Monday, someone else has to vacate the Brewers' rotation. That someone might very well be Wily Peralta, even though manager Ron Roenicke has said pretty much from the outset that Peralta has a job.
You'd hate to see him lose it before he gets a chance. Yes, you could argue he got his chance in spring training, but the intensity isn't the same there as in a major-league game. Plus, the Brewers play their spring games in the Cactus League, which heavily favors hitters.
For a pitcher like Peralta, both factors are extremely important. Just look at his numbers in the low-pressure environment of Triple-A Nashville in the heavy-hitting Pacific Coast League last year. Only when he reached the majors in September did he look like the top prospect the scouts made him out to be.
Of course, maybe the Brewers know all of that. Maybe the pitcher they're actually looking to remove is Mike Fiers -- who unlike Peralta, struggled last September. That wouldn't be better news for Fantasy owners.
Wily Peralta endures rough outing
by Ed Gauna | CBSSports.com (3/24/2013) Brewers pitcher Wily Peralta suffered his worst outing of the Cactus League on Sunday against the Padres. After entering the contest with a 3.48 ERA through three starts, he allowed six runs on 10 hits over 5 1/3 innings. The right-hander also surrendered a pair of homers while striking out four and walking three.
Peralta, who will break camp in the rotation, now has a 5.74 ERA on the spring.
Wily Peralta backs Roenicke's decision
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com (3/19/2013) Brewers starter Wily Peralta, who was just named to the starting rotation by manager Ron Roenicke to start the year, had a solid outing against the Angels in Cactus competition Tuesday. Peralta gave up an earned run on six hits and no walks over six innings against an L.A. lineup full of regulars. Peralta struck out two and lowered his spring ERA to 3.48.
Peralta, 23, is considered the top prospect in the organization. He had a 2.48 ERA last year over six appearances and five starts for the Brew Crew. He struck out 23 over 29 innings and has a high upside.
Brewers set rotation plans
by Bill Passonno | CBSSports.com (3/19/2013) With less than two weeks remaining until opening day, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke announced his rotation members for the beginning of the season season. As expected, Yovani Gallardo will take the hill for the season opener and will be followed by Marco Estrada, Wily Peralta, Chris Narveson and Mike Fiers. Roenicke added the alignment is subject to change.
Peralta struggles vs. Reds
by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com (3/9/2013) Brewers pitcher Wily Peralta endured a rough outing in Saturday's Cactus League contest against the Reds. He allowed an RBI single to Neftali Soto in the first frame before giving up an RBI single to Derrick Robinson and another run on a wild pitch. He allowed three runs on five hits over 2 1/3 innings of work in a 6-5 defeat. He also walked one, struck out two and threw a pair of wild pitches.
Peralta struggles with command
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com (3/5/2013) Milwaukee rotation candidate Wily Peralta struggled with command on Tuesday during an exhibition against Team Canada. Peralta pitched the fourth and fifth innings as he walked three batters and allowed two runs -- one earned -- on two hits. Peralta gave up a solo homer to Michael Saunders in the fourth and struck out two in his two innings of work. The 23-year-old had made one appearance in the Cactus League before Tuesday and went two shutout innings.
Peralta picks up win in debut
by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com (2/28/2013) Brewers pitching prospect Wily Peralta turned in a solid performance in his spring training debut Thursday against the White Sox in Cactus League play. He picked up the win as he pitched two scoreless innings and allowed two hits in a 4-3 victory. "I was out of rhythm a little bit, but it was pretty good," said Peralta. "Early in camp you're throwing a lot and you feel a little tired. Today, it feels great. It's a long spring training and my arm feels good."
Peralta can be 'top-tier' pitcher
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com (2/21/2013) Brewers manager Ron Roenicke was very complimentary Thursday when talking about pitching prospect Wily Peralta, who is vying for a spot in the team's rotation this spring. “There’s separation from guys that you think have a chance to be ‘Yo’ [Gallardo] and [CC] Sabathia and (Zack) Greinke, and other guys are just going to be good major league pitchers,” Roenicke said, per MLB.com. “But Peralta has enough special stuff that he has a chance to be one of those [top-tier] guys.” Peralta has yet to face hitters this spring, but Roenicke is excited to see him in action. “Peralta is more an up top, power, moving ball that’s coming down in the zone, with a tight, nice slider that’s going to be a ‘punch-out’ slider,” Roenicke said. “I know he didn’t punch-out a lot of guys in Triple-A last year, but when he got to us and he commands both of those, he’s going to be a punch-out pitcher."
Peralta in line for rotation spot
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com (1/27/2013) MLB.com reports Brewers manager Ron Roenicke strongly hinted Sunday prospect Wily Peralta will likely get a spot in the team's rotation heading into 2013. “Peralta has a huge upside,” Roenicke said. “If he pitches like he did a few of those games last year, he’s got a huge upside.”
