CLEVELAND -- Wily Peralta spoke Wednesday with the same confident air he projected Tuesday night after grinding through 2 2/3 innings against the Indians with so much missing from his fastball that even the home-plate umpire commented about it to catcher Jonathan Lucroy. Peralta reiterated on Wednesday that he felt 100-percent healthy, and that he was confident those missing miles per hour would return.
"I'm not worried about it," said Peralta, laughing. "I know I'll get back on Friday and fire it up."
Friday is the day he'll throw his between-starts bullpen session, part of every starting pitcher's routine.