As impressive as Freddy Peralta’s stuff has looked during his four-year Major League career, his command, to this point, has been the thing that has held him back from truly blossoming as a big leaguer. Peralta entered tonight’s game against Philadelphia with a nifty 2.25 ERA across 28.0 innings, but with 14 walks, and walks were what killed Peralta in the first inning versus the Phillies.
Andrew McCutchen hurt the Brewers once again from the leadoff spot, kicking things off for the Phillies in the bottom of the first with a double on an 0-2 count. Then Brad Miller walked on four pitches, and Rhys Hoskins singled — also on an 0-2 count — to bring home McCutchen and make it 1-0 Phillies.