It was the Dodgers. They have three days to make a deal with the Phillies. CBS Sports doesnt think its going to shake out.
Phillies sellout streak ended at 257 games today, not counting post-season. Knew it wouldn't last through this dreadful season but impressive nonetheless. Call us Phillies fans what you want, but you cannot say we aren't passionate.
Justin Verlander is a freak.
Mike Trout turns 21 today. Holy snickerdoodles
Given the suckage and surrender, this was inevitable. Only 41,165 fans in the stadium tonight, drastically short of the 43,651 seat capacity. With that few folks, you can hear a pin or a batting average drop.
kind of funny both the mets and mariners get them the same year
King Felix just threw the first perfect game in Mariners history.
For the Rays, it was an all-too-familiar feeling. This was the third time in four seasons they had a perfect game pitched against them, following efforts by Dallas Braden in 2010 and Mark Buehrle in 2009.
He had his breaking stuff working Wednesday; his 25 swing-and-misses on breaking pitches are the most by anyone since 2009. Hernandez also used all four of his pitches to get 27 outs against the Rays but increased his off-speed usage to its highest total of the season -- 59 percent of pitches.
Hernandez worked in the lower third of the zone for most of the game, throwing half his pitches in the lower third of the zone and below. Hernandez used the breaking balls on 42 of the 57 pitches, gaining 15 outs with 11 strikeouts, including six strikeouts on pitches out of the zone. He also ramped it up when it counted most, averaging a season-high 93.2 mph with his fastball. With the perfect game becoming more of a reality, Hernandez picked up the pace of the heater later in the game, averaging 92.2 in innings one through three, 93.5 in innings four through six and 94.3 in the final three frames, including eight pitches of 95 mph or faster.
And not the first for the Rays. :'(