Seattle Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez threw a perfect game Wednesday in a 1 to 0 victory against the Tampa Bay Rays. That makes it the third perfect game this season. Melissa Block has more.
Originally published on Wed August 15, 2012 7:15 pm
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This is the face of perfection:
The Seattle Mariner's Felix Hernandez is now a part of baseball lore, joining 22 others when he threw a perfect game in a 1-0 win against the Tampa Bay Rays, this afternoon.
That means Hernandez retired 27 batters in a row, throwing 113 pitches, 77 of them strikes. No one got on base.
What's incredible is that this is the third perfect game this season. USA Today reports: