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Silva Sets Down 27 in a Row Saturday, April 7th , 2063 The near-impossible occurred today: Héctor Silva pitched a perfect game, securing a place for himself in league history. Starting for the Charm City Jimmies, Silva defeated the Cobble Hill Robins, 7-0, in a no-run, no-hit, no-man-reach-first game -- the rarest of the rare. "I knew what was going on," he acknowledged to BNN after the game. "I was hoping the fans would kind of shush a little bit. They were making me nervous." When his perfect day on the mound ended, he pumped his fist twice at the ground as he was swarmed by his teammates. He made his way off the field to a standing ovation from the crowd and gave fans a final wave before disappearing into the clubhouse. "You don't talk to the guy about it, of course, but I could tell he was confident," Jimmies manager Jimmy Días said. "He wanted it." The left-hander walked nobody and struck out 5 in the game, for which he had a special audience in the stands -- his parents. Silva said his dad appeared puzzled in the clubhouse after the game and asked what all the excitement was about. "He said he got there late, and I was like, 'Oh my gosh, you missed my perfect game!'" Silva recounted. "Of course, turns out he was kidding. They had seen the whole thing." View Boxscore View Game Log Watch Highlights |
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