Martín Pérez yielded four runs in five innings Tuesday in a loss to the Cardinals.

Maybe he was under the weather or something, but Pérez’s velocity was down about two mph tonight. He’s averaged 89.4 mph with his sinker this season, but his hardest pitch tonight was just 88.7 mph and he averaged 87.5 mph. It likely played a role in him giving up two homers and striking out just one of the 23 batters he faced. Pérez is slated to make his next start Sunday against the Mets.