ARLINGTON -- Martin Perez lives.
After opening the season with three consecutive historically bad poor starts, Perez found his groove on Sunday. He worked out of two major jams and gave up only two runs in six innings during a 7-4 win over Seattle at Globe Life Park.
Perez even had a perfect inning for the first time this season.
"Sometimes in a year, there are good things coming," Perez said. "That's what happened."
Perez began play with a 13.14 ERA, sixth-worst since 1900 through three starts. Manager Jeff Banister insisted Perez was not pitching for his spot, but the Rangers' rotation is about to get over-crowded with Doug Fister's expected return from the disabled list on Wednesday.