Perez shines in first MLB start, Jays edge A's
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Luis Perez's first major league start couldn't have gone much better.
The rookie left-hander one-hit the Oakland Athletics in six innings Sunday to guide the Toronto Blue Jays to a 1-0 win in the finale of a four-game series.
Perez (3-2), who made 29 appearances out of the bullpen before getting his first chance to start, carried a perfect game into the sixth but gave up two walks and Oakland's only hit on a one-out single by Jemile Weeks.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He had four strikeouts and two walks and threw 50 of his 80 pitches for strikes.
Jose Bautista belted his 36th homer of the season after a 10-pitch at-bat to lead off the seventh inning, giving the Blue Jays the only run they needed to avoid their first three-game losing streak since July 5-7.
The A's won the middle two games of the series and finished 4-6 on a 10-game homestand.