 Thought maybe he had gotten himself out of the inning. Instead, it's a two-out base runner. Yeah, he wasn't alone. He had his shortstop, third baseman, and second baseman going with him. It was a close one, without a doubt. Joe Perez will now come to the plate for Altoona. Perez closing in on a full year as a Pirates minor leaguer. He was signed as a free agent last July after he was let go by the Houston Astros.