Kammala wannan jumla: A ranar 17 ga Satumba, 1997, Pérez ya buga wasan gida mai ban mamaki a kan San Francisco Giants, wanda ya ba da damar Braves su daidaita rikodin babban rukuni na rukuni tare da manyan slams 11 a cikin kakar wasa daya. Tare da Pérez a matsayin mai karɓar bakinsa, Maddux ya ƙare shekara tare da 2.20 ya sami matsakaicin gudu, na biyu mafi kyau a cikin National League, yayin da Braves suka sake lashe kambin National League East Division. Braves sun shafe Houston Astros a wasanni uku a cikin 1997 National League Division Series kafin su rasa zuwa ga zakaran duniya Florida Marlins a cikin
Gasar Zakarun Kasa ta 1997.