DOMINGO German pitched the fourth perfect game in New York Yankees history Wednesday night (Thursday in Manila), taking down 27 Athletics in order in an 11-0 victory at the Oakland Coliseum.
When Esteury Ruiz grounded the right-hander’s 99th pitch of the night sharply to Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson, German became the first major league pitcher to throw a perfect game since Feliz Hernandez accomplished the feat against the Tampa Bay Rays on Aug. 15, 2012.
German thus etched his name in Yankees lore alongside three others who threw perfect games: Don Larsen in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers; David Wells on May 17, 1998, against the Minnesota Twins; and David Cone on July 18, 1999, against the Montreal Expos.
Giancarlo Stanton finished with a homer, a single and three RBIs for the Yankees. Harrison Bader and Volpe chipped in with two hits apiece, while Donaldson and Kiner-Falefa had two RBIs each. A’s starter JP Sears (1-6) gave up seven runs, five earned, in four-plus innings.
In other games, it was the Guardians 14, Royals 1; Braves 3, Twins 0;
Rockies 9, Dodgers 8; White Sox 11, Angels 5; Nationals 4, Mariners 1; Blue Jays 6, Giants 1; Reds 11, Orioles 7 (10 innings); Phillies 8, Cubs 5; Pirates 7, Padres 1; Brewers 5, Mets 2; Rangers 10, Tigers 2; Astros 10, Cardinals 7; Marlins 6, Red Sox 2; and Rays 3, Diamondbacks 2.
Guardians 14, Royals 1
Jose Ramirez hit a grand slam during a five-RBI performance and Josh Bell homered and drove in four runs to help Cleveland trounce host Kansas City.
Bo Naylor belted his first major league homer while producing three hits, three runs and two RBIs for the Guardians, who have won seven of their past nine games. Ramirez had two hits, two walks and scored three times as Cleveland moved into first place in the American League Central.
Drew Waters had two hits and a walk for the Royals, who have lost 20 of their past 25 games.
Braves 3, Twins 0
Matt Olson homered and five pitchers combined for a shutout win over visiting Minnesota, securing Atlanta’s three-game series sweep and extending the Braves’ winning streak to five.
Olson went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a solo homer. Atlanta starter Kolby Allard was activated from the 60-day injured list and threw 4 2/3 shutout innings. Kirby Yates (3-0) earned the win with 1 1/3 innings of relief.
Minnesota starter Kenta Maeda (1-5) pitched five innings and allowed two runs on five hits, with two walks and four strikeouts. Royce Lewis went 0-for-4, ending his hitting streak at eight games and his on-base streak at 11.
