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Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen’s shot in a perfect game was broken on Sunday after a double by Baltimore Orioles shortstop Jorge Mateo.
Rasmussen sent 24 Orioles hitters in order before Mateo’s double started the ninth. Rasmussen had risen to about 80 pitches before Mateo’s line his drive down his third baseline. The right-handed pitcher received a standing ovation from Tropicana fans on his field.
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Terrin Vavra hit a ground ball but managed to move Mateo to third base. Rasmussen’s wild pitch allowed Mateo to score from his third. He later felt relieved for Jason Adam.
Tampa Bay controlled the game in the third inning. Randy Arrozarena hit a three-run homer off Orioles starter Jordan Lyles. David Peralta singled home Taylor Walls in the fifth inning to make the game 4-0.
Mateo’s score cut the Rays lead to three.
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Tampa Bay won 4-1.
Rasmussen entered the game with a 2.96 ERA, 75 strikeouts and a 7.4 K/9 ratio. He hit 7 in the Rays win.
He’s in the middle of his first full season at Tampa Bay. The Rays acquired him from the Milwaukee Brewers last season.
He would have been the first pitcher to throw a perfect game since Felix Hernandez did it for the Seattle Mariners in 2012.
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The Rays have never pitched a perfect game, but they had three perfect games, including the one against Hernandez.