Pitcher who almost had a perfect game

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Special Projects Highline. HuffPost Personal Video Horoscopes. Follow Us. Colorado's Ubaldo Jimenez pitched a no-hitter, too, at Atlanta on April The Indians came close to getting a hit twice before their disputed single. Her earned-run average is a sparkling 0.

Any time a pitcher gets that kind of help, it motivates you to go out and do your best. With a record this year, McIntosh — who pitches tomorrow in an away game at Binghamton University — figures the only thing stopping her from adding to the total could be her ability to win the fight against pain. The 5-foot hurler, in her third year of an athletic scholarship, has Osgood-Schlatter disease, knee pain that is common in young athletes.

With the constant pounding on the turf, she said both knees become inflamed and swollen. Sometimes, she says, the pain has been excruciating. She wears knee braces and takes medication for the inflammation.

McIntosh started her amazing season with 12 strikeouts in a perfect game on Feb. There have been only 20 perfect games in the storied history of Major League Baseball, which elevated the stakes of this one human error. Gibbs said he had not talked to President Barack Obama about the matter. Opening Endgame.