Galarraga Becomes 10th to Lose Perfect Game to 27th Batter
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Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga last night narrowly missed throwing Major League Baseball’s 21st perfect game, giving up an infield single to the Cleveland Indians’ Jason Donald with two outs in the ninth inning. Umpire Jim Joyce later acknowledged that calling Donald safe at first base was incorrect.
With the result, Galarraga joined a list even more exclusive than the one he had hoped to join: pitchers who’ve had a perfect game spoiled by the 27th batter. Here are the 10 pitchers who failed to record the final out of a perfect game bid, according to Bloomberg Sports Analytics.