Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox threw a perfect game today against the Tampa Bay Rays. The perfect game was saved when White Sox outfielder Dewayne Wise robbed Gabe Kapler of a home run in the 9th with an amazing catch. Wise entered the game in the 9th as a defensive substitution. It was the 18th perfect game in MLB history and the first since Randy Johnson's in 2004. Buehrle has one previous no-hitter in his career.
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The Sox hit the ground running and racked up 5 runs in the 1st two innings of today’s game, starting with an Ellsbury single on the 2nd pitch he saw. Given that cushion, Lester toyed with the Tribe for the rest of the game, flirting with history yet again. Except for 1 pitch, that 1 lousy pitch, ball #4 to Kelly Shoppach, Lester had a perfect game through 5 innings! No hits, no WP’s, no HBP, no errors, just that 1 pitch. He ended up with an interesting line: 6 IP, 2 hits, 1 BB, 1 ER, 1 WP, 1 Balk, 1 HBP, 4 K’s, 86 pitches (55 for strikes.) In a breakout season- which was highlighted by a no-hitter against KC in May- he finished with a 16-6 record and a 3.21 ERA. He also produced his staff-leading 20th quality start. Tito is keeping his main guys in the ‘pen sharp: Masterson came in for the 7th, Oki in the 8th, and Pap in the 9th. Those three combined for a perfect final 3 innings with 0 BB’s, 0 hits, 0 runs, and 1 K each. Offensively, Ellsbury, Lowrie, and Youk each had 2 hits and each scored 2 runs, including Youk’s #28 ‘tater.
The Red Sox do not have a hit though 5...in other words Danks is throwing a NO-HITTER, actually, he is throwing a PERFECT GAME.
I hope that changes things.
UPDATE: Well, Jacoby just got hit by a pitch...perfect game gone.
UPDATE 2: Youk gets a broken bat single in the 7th, there goes the no-hitter. Now how about that shutout?
UPDATE 3: J.D. Drew just hit a 2-run double, there goes the shutout and the lead for Chicago. When used sparingly a little voodoo can work wonders.
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