27 up. 27 down.
Chicago White Sox pitcher Philip Humber continued his red hot start, as he has just thrown a perfect game against the Seattle Mariners.
Humber was dominant with 8 strikeouts, all swinging. It is the first perfect game since Roy Halladay on May 29, 2010.
Humber made it easy for his defense with only a few ground balls throughout the whole game. Granted, Seattle is not a good hitting team by any means, but a perfect-game is an amazing feat, let alone a perfect game. Humber's perfect game was just the 21st in over 140 years of Major League Baseball.
A perfect game always brings baseball fans together, even if your favorite team is the opposition. I personally got 5 text messages from friends asking if I was watching the game. The game probably had below-average viewers at the beginning because of two below-average teams. But after word spreads about a perfect game, everyone wants to watch.
This is A.J. Pierzynski's second no-hitter/perfect game caught, as he also caught Mark Buehrle's no-hitter on April 18, 2007.
I love offense, but a perfect game or no-hitter might be one of the most exciting things in all of sports.
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