Freddy Peralta extends his scoreless streak to 29 innings, despite Brewers’ loss to Phillies

Milwaukee. – Dominican Freddy Peralta continues to write his name in baseball history books. The Brewers’ right-hander extended to 29 consecutive scoreless innings in the Major Leagues, although Milwaukee fell 2-0 to the Philadelphia Phillies this Thursday at American Family Field. You may be interested in:MLB Summary: Nasim Núñez hits his first two home runs in MLB; Machado and Tatis Jr. also hit it in Padres’ defeat With this mark, Peralta joins an exclusive list of just 10 pitchers in the last 125 seasons who have achieved at least five consecutive starts without allowing runs, pitching a minimum of five innings in each outing. Legendary names like Bob Gibson, Don Drysdale, Orel Hershiser, and Zack Greinke are part of that group. The most recent before Peralta had been Zac Gallen in 2022. The Dominican worked five scoreless innings, with eight strikeouts, two hits and three walks, keeping the duel scoreless until the seventh inning. However, a triple by Alec Bohm and a run-scoring single by Trea Turner against Milwaukee’s relief pitching broke the tie and led Philadelphia to victory. The Brewers’ bats had multiple opportunities, putting runners in scoring position in five different innings, but left several men stranded, including three on third base. The lack of offensive support prevented another brilliant outing by Peralta from being crowned, who hasn’t allowed a run since August 5th against the Braves. In his last five starts, Peralta has accumulated 35 strikeouts and just nine hits allowed in 28 innings, solidifying himself as the first starter in Brewers history with five consecutive scoreless starts. According to Elias Sports Bureau, the longest streak longer than Peralta’s in the same season was that of Venezuelan Ranger Suárez, precisely from the Phillies, who reached 32 scoreless innings in 2024. Although the defeat tarnished the night for Milwaukee, Freddy Peralta’s performance reaffirms his status as one of the most dominant pitchers at the moment in Major League Baseball.