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Dominican Domingo reached perfect game number 24 in German Major League history
USA — Sunday German Wrote 24th perfect game in MLB vs Oakland Athletics This Wednesday night, since opening NY Yankees He allowed no hits or walks on 99 pitches in the 11-0 win.
In an up-and-down season that included Wednesday’s shutout and a sub-.500 record, German had a great game against the last-place A’s, mixing up his pitches and keeping his defense busy and engaged. And punishing nine strikes on the road.
German’s effort was the fourth perfect game in franchise history, and the first in MLB Felix Hernandez Seattle had one on August 15, 2012.
According to ESPN Statistics and Information Research, at age 30, German He became the veteran who threw the perfect game after the delay Roy Halladay I did it in 2010 at age 33 with Philadelphia.
The win was the third NY Their last four games are in a road series that includes a weekend stop in St. Louis and the first game on the road.
A month ago, German was suspended 10 games by Major League Baseball for using too much pitch on his hands in a start against the D’s.Oronto Blue Jays. A week later, he told the media that he was using less resin and apologized to his teammates for the incident.
The Dominican pitcher was fined for being ejected in the fourth inning of the win. NY 6-3 at Toronto on May 16. As German walked to the mound for the fourth inning, first base umpire T.J. He retired the first nine batters before Rayburn checked his arm.
After the game, plate umpire James Hoey said German had “the stickiest hand I’ve ever felt”.
However, the win in Oakland pushed his record to 5-5 and saw extraordinary offense from the German’s teammates. The The Yankees They exploded in the sixth inning, scoring six runs and adding three more in the ninth.
Giancarlo Stanton homered in a three-run shutout. It was his seventh longest pitch.
With information from AP
