Mark Buehrle pitches 18th perfect game in History

csmtampa · July 23, 2009 6:59AM

And against my Rays

Linky

BunchOBull · July 23, 2009 7:02AM

Good for him though. It's a rare feet. Though, there was almost one a few weeks back too...can't remember who now, but I'm thinking there was an outfield error that kept it from happening.

timc67 · July 23, 2009 7:05AM

<< <i>And against my Rays

That Wise catch off the bat of Capler saved the perfect game for Buehrle. Your Rays have some heavy hitters, so that was a very impressive perfecto.

Nathaniel1960 · July 23, 2009 7:08AM

That catch was extra-ordinary, especially the bobble at the end. Welcome to history Mr. Wise.

OAKESY25 · July 23, 2009 7:09AM

couldn't happen to a better guy either

WinPitcher · July 23, 2009 7:15AM

Congrats! I was at the stadium for both Well's and Cones perfectos.

Steve

larryallen73 · July 23, 2009 7:20AM

I went on a 3 week baseball trip in July '99. We went to Yankee Stadium the day before Cone's perfecto and were going to go back the next day but decided to head out of town that day and skip the game. Damn.

jeffcbay · July 23, 2009 8:09AM

Wow, he's had a heck of a month! Got the meet and talk to the President of the United States, AT the All-Star game, then pitches a Perfect Game! Aside from having children, it would be hard to top this month for him. Just wow!

BunchOBull · July 28, 2009 11:30AM

In his first start since the perfect game, he's perfect through 4 innings, retiring 40 straight batters, 1 away from the record.

BunchOBull · July 28, 2009 11:34AM

He's broken the record with 42.

I hope he keeps it up.

Bottom9th · July 28, 2009 11:56AM

oh oh...you're not supposed to talk about it. Still 42 in a row is an incredible feat!

BunchOBull · July 28, 2009 11:59AM

I don't believe in jinx, I believe in anti-jinx. I like playing reverse psychology with fate.

Bottom9th · July 28, 2009 12:21PM

Well whatever it was...didn't work!

BunchOBull · July 28, 2009 12:22PM

I see that. Still an amazing run for him. Pretty exciting to see.

Bottom9th · July 28, 2009 12:36PM

No kidding...I look forward to seeing the highlights on Sportscenter

Stone193 · July 28, 2009 12:46PM

Wow!

I had posted this somewhere - found it by accident - probably in demand now?

mike

storm888 · July 28, 2009 5:16PM

FTR........

Chicago’s Buehrle Retires 45 Straight Batters to Set MLB Record

July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox retired 45 consecutive batters to set a Major League Baseball record.

After throwing the 16th perfect game in the modern era on July 23, Buehrle retired the first 17 Minnesota Twins batters he faced last night to beat by four the mark held by San Francisco Giants pitcher Jim Barr and White Sox teammate Bobby Jenks.

Buehrle beat the old record in the fifth inning and his run ended when he walked Alexi Casilla in the sixth. The 30-year-old left-hander (11-4) was then replaced at the end of the sixth after allowing five runs on as many hits.

“It’s just frustrating after a loss,” Buehrle said after the Twins won 5-3 at the Metrodome in Minneapolis. “It might mean more tomorrow or the next day, once I cool off, but I’m not too happy right now.”

The pitcher’s no-hitter ended when Denard Span singled a line drive to Dewayne Wise in the bottom of the sixth.

Wise preserved Buehrle’s perfect game against the American League champion Tampa Bay Rays when he ran up the wall in left- center field to prevent a home run by Gabe Kapler for the first out of the ninth inning.

Wise’s play helped Buehrle to become the first pitcher since Randy Johnson on May 18, 2004, to retire all 27 batters.

Barr retired 41 batters in 1972 and Jenks duplicated the feat in 2007.

The Twins are “known for being able to hit the ball on the ground and run,” Jenks said, so the record’s “pretty impressive.”

Buehrle’s run began July 18 when Nick Markakis of the Baltimore Orioles was caught in center field.

Minnesota and Chicago, both 51-50, are two games behind American League Central division leader the Detroit Tigers.

To contact the reporter on this story: Nancy Kercheval in Washington at nkercheval@bloomberg.net.

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