The Tampa Bay Rays and Seattle Mariners have been involved in awful lot of no-hitters and perfect games the last few seasons. Now a Perfect Game has been thrown in a game contested by the two teams. That's right the third perfect game of the season was thrown today by Mariners Pitcher Felix Hernandez.
Hernandez needed to be perfect as the Mariners offense provided little support in a 1-0 victory.
It's the third game this season the Mariners have been involved in that resulted in a no-hitter or a perfect game. On April 21st Philip Humber of the White Sox tossed the first perfect game of the 2012 season at Safeco Field. On June 8th six Mariners pitchers combined for a no-hitter. Starter Kevin Millwood left the game because of injury. Before this season the Mariners hadn't been involved in a no-hitter or perfect game in 16 years.
For the Rays it is the 5th no-hitter or perfect game they've been involved in since 2009.
It started on a Perfect Game thrown by Mark Buehrle of the White Sox on July 23rd 2009. Then the very next Perfect Game in MLB History came on May 9 2010 when Dallas Braden of the A's threw one against the Rays. Later that season, on June 25th, former Rays pitcher Edwin Jackson (at the time with Arizona) threw a no-hitter against the Rays. Nearly one month later on July 26th Matt Garza threw a no-hitter for the Rays against the Tigers. In 2011 the Rays avoided being no-hit.
It seems awfully strange to see two teams be so involved in such rare feats over the course of a few months and seasons.
Anyway, congratulations to Hernandez.
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