Felix Hernandez Throws 23rd Perfect Game In MLB History

On Wednesday, Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners threw the 23rd perfect game in MLB history. He set down all 27 Ray batters winning the game 1-0. It was the first perfect game since Matt Cain on June 13th. It is also the third of the season with Philip Humber and who pitched a perfect game on April 21st. His perfect was also the 278th no-hitter in MLB history. This is the Mariners' first perfect game in team history and first no-hitter for the Mariners since the combined no-hitter on June 8th. Seattle's previous individual no-hitter came when Chris Bosio no-hit Boston on April 22, 1993. Tampa Bay was no-hit for the fifth time in franchise history. This is the first season in MLB history to have 3 perfect games. In the game Felix Hernandez threw 113 pitches. He recorded 12 strikeouts, 8 groundouts and 7 flyouts. This is the 6th no-hitter of the season which is tied for 4th most all-time with the 1969, 1908 and 1917 seasons. Only the 1990, 1991 and 1884 season has more. In 1990 and 1991 there were seven and in 1884 there were a record of 8. Felix Hernandez won the AL Cy Young Award in 2010 was the owner of a one-hitter and four two-hitters. With the perfect game he is also improving his chance of winning the Cy Young award this year. He now has 11 wins which is tied for 10th in the AL, he is 2nd in the AL with 174 strikeouts and is tied for 4th in ERA at 2.60. He also is 4th in the AL with a 1.04 WHIP and leads the AL in innings pitched with 180 innings. Felix Hernandez has been of the the best AL pitchers since 2009 and I could easily see him pitching another no-hitter in his career.