{
  "id": 14380913,
  "title": "Freddy Peralta goes back to his roots, leans on 4-seam fastball to shut down the Guardians in Rays' ALCS-tying victory",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/freddy-peralta-goes-back-to-his-roots-leans-on-4-seam-fastball-to",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-14T05:47:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/freddy-peralta-goes-back-to-his-roots-leans-on-4-seam-fastball-to-shut-down-the-guardians-in-rays-alcs-tying-victory-054715383.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Fastball Freddy, Freddy Peralta, returned to his roots in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series. After a frustrating Game 1 loss to Cleveland, the Rays needed an ace-like performance to even the series, and Peralta delivered. Coming out of his pitching stretch, the right-hander pounded his four-seam fastball nearly 80% of the time, reminiscent of the 21-year-old who burst onto the scene with the Brewers in 2018. Over six regular-season starts, Peralta allowed just three runs in 34 innings (0.79 ERA), and he had a dominant performance against the Yankees in the previous round (4 ⅔ IP, 1 ER). On Tuesday at Tropicana Field, Peralta shut down Cleveland's lineup, allowing just six hits and two walks over 6 scoreless innings. The stat line speaks for itself, and it reminds everyone why he earned the \"Fastball Freddy\" moniker in the first place.",
  "summary": "Seventy-one of the 99 pitches Peralta threw in Game 2 were four-seamers — his highest usage in a start since 2019.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/14380913.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Rays punish error to beat Guardians 3-1 and level MLB playoff series",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/rays-punish-error-to-beat-guardians-3-1-and-level-mlb-playoff-series",
        "published": "2026-10-14T03:50:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Rays punish error to beat Guardians 3-1 and level series",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/rays-punish-error-to-beat-guardians-3-1-and-level-series",
        "published": "2026-10-14T04:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}