We all knew Doc was good, but perfect game good? Damn.
Roy Halladay threw the 20th perfect game in major league history in beating the Florida Marlins 1-0.
Doc had been victimized by poor offensive outputs from the Phillies’ anemic offense his last few times out, and this time was no different. The Phils could only muster one unearned run in the third inning, but that was more than enough for Halladay.
Halladay had actually come within one out of a no-hitter before, but he finished this one out, and without a baserunner to boot. Not normally a big strikeout pitcher, Halladay had 11 in this game, including one of pinch hitter Wes Helms for the 2nd out in the 9th inning.
Roy Halladay joins Jim Bunning as the only Phillies’ pitchers to throw a perfect game, Halladay’s coming 46 years after Bunning’s Father’s Day masterpiece.
For all of the losing that the Philadelphia Phillies’ franchise has endured, they are only the 5th team in baseball history to have 2 perfect games.
Even thought the offense is still struggling big time, having a shutdown pitcher like Halladay is huge right now. Jamie Moyer has owned the Marlins in his career, so hopefully this little win streak can continue tomorrow.
For the record, Cliff Lee has never thrown a perfect game. Just sayin`.
