Perez Riding 18-Inning Scoreless Streak, 3rd-Longest Among Starters
Martin Perez's dominant run places him just behind Uribe, Rasmussen, and Alcantara on the active scoreless-innings leaderboard.
Martin Perez has not allowed a run over his last 18 innings pitched, the fourth-longest active scoreless streak in MLB. Only Abner Uribe (21.2 IP), Drew Rasmussen (20 IP), and Sandy Alcantara (20 IP) have longer current streaks. Among starting pitchers specifically, Perez's run ranks third. The streak signals strong recent form heading into his next start.
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