Oliver Perez spent nearly six hours on a bus Friday, only to have his scheduled outing across the state in Fort Myers rained out.

The wait for his second Grapefruit League appearance was worth it.

Pushed back to Saturday's game against a Tigers split-squad, Perez fired four no-hit innings in the Mets' 9-1 victory. The southpaw did walk consecutive batters with two out in the third inning after narrowly missing inside on a 2-2 fastball to No. 9 hitter Audy Ciriaco. But Perez then was bailed out when left fielder Angel Pagan raced to the track to corral Carlos Guillen's shot into a stiff wind.