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2:19pm

Thu August 16, 2012
NPR Story

Third Time's Still A Charm For Mariners

Originally published on Thu August 16, 2012 4:52 pm

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.

5:19pm

Wed August 15, 2012
The Two-Way

27 Up, 27 Down: Mariners' Felix Hernandez Throws Perfect Game

Originally published on Wed August 15, 2012 7:15 pm

Credit Otto Greule Jr / Getty Images

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:

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1:36pm

Wed August 15, 2012
The Two-Way

Giants' Melky Cabrera Suspended 50 Games For Failed Drug Test

Credit David Goldman / AP

The most valuable player of this year's All Star Game has been suspended for 50 games, Major League Baseball announced today.

Melky Cabrera, MLB tweeted, tested positive for testosterone and the suspension knocks him out for the rest of the season.

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