Cubs’ Drew Smyly loses perfect game bid on mishap with catcher

Drew Smyly was on the verge of historical past when he retired the primary 21 batters he confronted, however the twenty second did not go as anybody at Wrigley Field had hoped — apart from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

David Peralta dribbled a broken-bat swinging bunt alongside the third baseline that each Smyly and catcher Yan Gomes ran after. Smyly picked up the ball and seemed to get Peralta at first, however Gomes collided with the lefty from behind.

Gomes seemed to hop-step out of the way in which of Smyly, however he did so too late and bumped into his pitcher.

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Chicago Cubs catcher Yan Gomes collides with Cubs beginning pitcher Drew Smyly, stopping a throw to first base and ending an opportunity at an ideal recreation throughout the eighth inning towards the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday, April 21, 2023, in Chicago.  (AP Picture/Erin Hooley)

Each gamers fell to the bottom — Smyly in some ache and Gomes in some agony — and Peralta reached base safely, ending the proper recreation bid.

Peralta seemingly would have crushed the throw, however nobody will ever know.

Smyly retired the subsequent two batters earlier than being taken out by supervisor David Ross after 103 pitches. He walked to the dugout to a rousing ovation from the Chicago trustworthy.

Smyly tossed 7⅔ scoreless frames and allowed simply the one hit that left the bat at 32.9 mph and struck out 10.

Chicago Cubs beginning pitcher Drew Smyly lies on the bottom after Chicago Cubs catcher Yan Gomes collided with him, ending an opportunity at an ideal recreation throughout the eighth inning of a recreation towards the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday, April 21, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Picture/Erin Hooley)

The final excellent recreation stays Felix Hernandez’s with the Seattle Mariners Aug. 15, 2012. That yr, there have been three perfectos: Phillip Humber’s April 21, Matt Cain’s June 13 and Hernandez’s. 

The final no-hitter thrown by one pitcher was again on Might 10 by Reid Detmers of the Los Angeles Angels. 

The Houston Astros had two mixed no-hitters final yr, one in Sport 4 of the World Sequence for the third no-hitter in postseason historical past.

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The Cubs received the matinée, 13-0.