StaTuesday: Peralta's HR first for Brewers pitcher since 2013
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Wily Peralta smacked his first major-league home run with authority on Saturday, belting a Logan Verrett pitch 429 feet and following it up with a casual bat flip to give his team a 5-2 lead.
Brewers slugger Ryan Braun -- who smacked two home runs of his own on Saturday -- wasn't particularly surprised.
"He has as much power as probably anybody on our team, so you knew it was only a matter of time," Braun said.
Peralta was demoted to Triple-A the next day, but his no-doubter secures the Brewers' starter a unique spot in franchise history.
Peralta is just the 17th Brewers pitcher to hit a home run since 1970, and the first since 2013, when Yovani Gallardo hit a solo shot off of then-Pittsburgh Pirates starter Wandy Rodriguez.
| Player | HR | From | G | AB | H | RBI | BA | SLG |
| Yovani Gallardo | 12 | 2007-14 | 220 | 416 | 81 | 42 | 0.195 | 0.329 |
| Brooks Kieschnick | 8 | 2003-04 | 147 | 133 | 38 | 19 | 0.286 | 0.496 |
| Zack Greinke | 2 | 2011-12 | 53 | 82 | 14 | 3 | 0.171 | 0.28 |
| Scott Karl | 2 | 1995-99 | 156 | 120 | 15 | 7 | 0.125 | 0.208 |
| Skip Lockwood | 2 | 1970-73 | 130 | 168 | 24 | 6 | 0.143 | 0.19 |
| Wily Peralta | 1 | 2012- | 103 | 168 | 14 | 9 | .083 | .119 |
| Chris Capuano | 1 | 2004-16 | 156 | 228 | 36 | 17 | 0.158 | 0.197 |
| Shaun Marcum | 1 | 2011-12 | 55 | 97 | 13 | 7 | 0.134 | 0.196 |
| CC Sabathia | 1 | 2008 | 17 | 48 | 11 | 6 | 0.229 | 0.333 |
| Glendon Rusch | 1 | 2002-03 | 70 | 100 | 26 | 10 | 0.26 | 0.29 |
| Jeff D'Amico | 1 | 1996-2001 | 74 | 63 | 5 | 2 | 0.079 | 0.175 |
| Paul Rigdon | 1 | 2000-01 | 27 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 0.194 | 0.278 |
| Bronswell Patrick | 1 | 1998 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Brad Woodall | 1 | 1998 | 37 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 0.237 | 0.342 |
| Bill Parsons | 1 | 1971-73 | 89 | 139 | 23 | 15 | 0.165 | 0.216 |
| Bobby Bolin | 1 | 1970 | 32 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 0.194 | 0.278 |
| George Lauzerique | 1 | 1970 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
-- Brooks Kieschnick only appeared in 74 games for Milwaukee as a pitcher, while four of his Brewers home runs were hit while he was appearing as a pinch hitter, and two were hit while he was being used a designated hitter.
-- Yes, they really did use Kieschnick (again, a pitcher) as a DH.
Overall, Milwaukee Brewers pitchers have now hit 33 home runs since 1970, a total that dates back to April 12, 1970, when George Lauzerique homered in a 16-2 win over the Chicago White Sox.
| Player | Date | Opp | Rslt | PA | AB | HR |
| Wily Peralta | 6/11/16 | NYM | W 7-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Yovani Gallardo | 4/29/13 | PIT | W 10-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Yovani Gallardo | 4/18/13 | SFG | W 7-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Yovani Gallardo | 9/2/12 | PIT | W 12-8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Zack Greinke | 7/24/12 | PHI | L 6-7 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Shaun Marcum | 7/4/11 | ARI | L 6-8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Zack Greinke | 5/25/11 | WSN | W 6-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Yovani Gallardo | 4/22/11 | HOU | W 14-7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Yovani Gallardo | 7/27/10 | CIN | L 4-12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Yovani Gallardo | 6/29/10 | HOU | W 7-5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Yovani Gallardo | 6/2/10 | FLA | W 7-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Yovani Gallardo | 5/1/10 | SDP | W 2-1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Yovani Gallardo | 4/29/09 | PIT | W 1-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Yovani Gallardo | 4/8/09 | SFG | W 4-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| CC Sabathia | 7/13/08 | CIN | W 3-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Yovani Gallardo | 8/31/07 | PIT | W 3-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Yovani Gallardo | 8/20/07 | ARI | W 9-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Chris Capuano | 6/2/07 | FLA | L 2-5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Brooks Kieschnick | 9/12/03 | SFG | L 2-8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Brooks Kieschnick | 8/6/03 | ATL | L 2-10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Brooks Kieschnick | 5/12/03 | CHC | L 5-11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Glendon Rusch | 4/5/02 | ARI | W 6-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Paul Rigdon | 9/27/00 | CIN | W 10-6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff D'Amico | 7/30/00 | COL | W 3-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Scott Karl | 6/11/99 | MIN | L 7-9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Scott Karl | 6/6/99 | COL | L 5-10 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Brad Woodall | 9/3/98 | COL | W 7-3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bronswell Patrick | 8/1/98 | ARI | L 4-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Skip Lockwood | 8/11/71 | DET | L 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Parsons | 6/15/71 | BAL | W 6-5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bobby Bolin | 5/11/70 | NYY | T 5-5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Skip Lockwood | 5/10/70 | WSA | W 7-6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| George Lauzerique | 4/12/70 | CHW | W 16-2 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Statistics courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
