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Long Hurls Perfect Game against Hops Monday, September 16th , 2047 So rare that it is more a figment of the imagination than an actual possibility for a professional ballplayer, the near-mythical perfect game became reality for Nick Long today. The Ottawa Nationals left-hander dominated the Yakima Hops at Nationals Park, securing the 7-0 Nationals victory and a place for himself in the history books. "As a kid I imagined pitching a perfect game, but it was only a fairy tale -- I didn't really ever expect to pitch one," Long said later, sitting in the clubhouse with a crowd of reporters. "I don't want to demean it, but I've lost games where I had better stuff than I had today. It all just fell into place in this one." The 23-year-old Long retired all 27 Hops batters in a row. He surrendered no hits, walked none, struck out 12 and permitted no one to get on base. View Boxscore View Game Log |
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