Martin Perez pitched 7 innings, struck out 6 and allowed 0 earned runs against the Washington Nationals. The performance posted the highest score in The Game Network Performance Index among 15 games played on August 1, 2026.
The Atlanta Braves defeated the Nationals 8-3 at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia. Perez worked 7 innings without allowing an earned run, keeping Washington off the scoreboard through his outing.
Perez finished with a stat line of 7.0 innings pitched, 6 strikeouts and 0 earned runs. Elsewhere on the day, Hunter Goodman of the Colorado Rockies went 4-for-5 with 2 home runs and 5 RBIs, the closest performance to Perez's total.
The outing moved Perez to 7-6 on the season across 21 games, with 75 strikeouts, a 3.24 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP over 97.3 innings pitched. It marked his first season-long selection of this type in 2026.