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07/08 19:14 CDT Pirates' Jared Jones perfect through 6 innings against NL
East-leading Braves
Pirates' Jared Jones perfect through 6 innings against NL East-leading Braves
By WES CROSBY
Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) --- Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Jared Jones has a perfect
game through six inning against the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves on Wednesday
night.
Jones has struck out eight on 77 pitches, including 53 strikes. His bid was
nearly ended by Atlanta catcher Joey Bart in the third inning, but a long fly
ball to left off Jones' slider was grabbed by Bryan Reynolds at the wall. The
game is scoreless.
The 24-year-old Jones entered the game 1-1 with a 5.28 ERA in eight starts.
Jones returned May 20 after missing all of last season following ulnar
collateral ligament internal brace surgery on May 21, 2025.
A second-round pick in the 2020 MLB draft, Jones is 7-9 with a 4.36 ERA in two
seasons in the majors.
There have been 24 perfect games in major league history. Most recently,
Domingo Germn struck out nine in an 11-0 win for the New York Yankees against
the Athletics at Oakland Coliseum on June 28, 2023.
On May 25, the Houston Astros provided the latest of 327 no-hitters in the
history of the majors. Tatsuya Imai walked four and struck out two in the first
six innings of a 9-0 win against the Texas Rangers before Steven Okert walked
one in his only inning inning and Alimber Santa was perfect in the final two.
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