PITTSBURGH (AP) — The NL East-leading Atlanta Braves broke up a combined perfect-game bid by Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers Jared Jones and Mason Montgomery in the seventh inning Wednesday night.
Jones started and struck out eight on 77 pitches, including 53 strikes, before being replaced by Montgomery at the start of the seventh.
Montgomery got Michael Harris II to ground out to first before allowing a single to left field by Ozzie Albies, ending the bid at 6 1/3 innings in the scoreless game.
Jones’ 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 Germán 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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