Since arriving in the big leagues six years ago, Domingo Germán has been anything but perfect. The New York Yankees right-hander pitched the 24th perfect game in major league history Wednesday night, retiring every Oakland batter in an 11-0 victory over the Athletics. It was the first perfect game since Seattle Mariners ace Félix Hernández threw one against the Tampa Bay Rays on Aug. 15, 2012.
Josh Donaldson hit a 472-foot home run in an eight-run sixth inning, Isiah Kiner-Falefa had three RBIs and the New York Yankees beat Oakland 10-4 Thursday to take two of three from the major league-worst Athletics. A day after Domingo Germán pitched the fourth perfect game in franchise history, the Yankees rallied with seven hits in the sixth, overcoming a 3-1 deficit and winning their third straight series. New York scored 21 runs in their last two games after totaling 21 in their previous nine.
Shea Langeliers hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Friday night to snap an eight-game losing streak. Langeliers hit his ninth home run off Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano (3-3) as Toronto lost the opener of a three-game series against the team with the worst record in the majors. “That’s a great win,” Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said.
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Cristopher Sánchez had everything going right in his return to the majors until a comebacker glanced off his pitching hand and he had to exit earlier than planned. Seven pitchers later, the Phillies bullpen held on and Philadelphia got the big hit from Kyle Schwarber. X-rays on Sánchez's hand were negative and manager Rob Thomson expects him to make his next start.