By John Sbisa,WI Sports Heroics

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“Oh yeah, yeah,” Peralta responded when asked if he had his eye on the round-number total of 200. “Always, that’s my goal. How do you all know that?” All smiles.

In the post-Covid era of baseball, pitchers – especially hard-throwers, which is most of them – just don’t stay healthy on a year-to-year basis, let alone dominate the way Peralta has. Including 2025 projections, if Peralta gets there, San Diego’s Dylan Cease will be the only other pitcher who can claim 200 Ks in each one (incredibly, he’s done it five years running).

Peralta was in good spirits after taking home the victory, and, number-watching or not, it’s hard to blame him. In terms of clinching the division, the 9-2 win shrunk Milwaukee’s magic number to seven. The outing also boosted Peralta’s season strikeout total to 195. With two more scheduled starts to go, he is all but guaranteed to get there. In 31 starts, Peralta has six all season with under five Ks.