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Milwaukee Brewers Pitcher Joins Rare Group in History Among Dominican-Born Players

Freddy Peralta struck out four on Monday night in a loss against the Cleveland Guardians, but he hit the 1,000 strikeout mark for his career.

Brady Farkas

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta (51) delivers a pitch against the Chicago Cubs in the first inning at American Family Field on May 4.
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta (51) delivers a pitch against the Chicago Cubs in the first inning at American Family Field on May 4. / Michael McLoone-Imagn Images
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The Milwaukee Brewers lost 5-0 to the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night, dropping to 20-22 on the season. After winning the division by 10 games last season, Milwaukee is now in fourth in the National League Central race.

Cleveland improved to 24-17 and is in second place in the American League Central.

Right-hander Freddy Peralta suffered the loss for the Brewers after giving up four earned runs in 5.1 innings. He walked three and struck out four in falling to 4-3 with a 2.66 ERA.

Though his outing was less than stellar, Peralta still joined some unique history among Dominican-born players, according to Hector Gomez of Z101 Digital.

He now has 1,001 strikeouts, which makes him one of just 23 players from the DR to accomplish that feat. Pedro Martinez (3,154) has the most.

Peralta, 28, is an eight-year veteran of the Brewers, making his debut in 2018. He's gone 57-39 lifetime with an impressive 3.72 ERA. He's got three seasons of double-digit wins and was an All-Star in 2021.

Given the Brewers injury situation on the mound, Peralta's presence is extra important. They are without Brandon Woodruff, Aaron Ashby, and Robert Gasser, who are all out with injury.

The Brewers and Guardians will play again on Tuesday night with first pitch coming at 6:10 p.m. ET. Quinn Priester will take the ball for Milwaukee while left-hander Logan Allen will pitch for Cleveland.

Allen has gone 1-2 with a 4.33 ERA thus far while Priester is 1-1 with a 5.08.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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