But during that game, he walked All Star Sammy Sosa early in the match, and fell short of a perfect game.

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His first attempt at a perfect game came in 2007 against the Texas Rangers.

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Buehrle threw 116 pitches and had six strike outs in the 5-0 victory, the first perfect game since Randy Johnson threw one for Arizona in 2004.

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In the ninth inning, Tampa Bay batter Gabe Kapler sent a ball heading for the stands in left-centerfield, threatening a home run and spoiling Buerhle's perfect game.

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Elsewhere in the Major Leagues, Chicago White Sox left-handed pitcher Mark Buehrle threw the 18th perfect game in Major League history against the Tampa Bay Rays on July 23.

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At the Chicago White Sox U.S.Cellular Field on Chicago's South Side, the 30-year-old pitcher retired all 27 batters from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays without allowing anyone to reach first base, pitching a perfect game and putting his name in a record book occupied by only 17 others in Major League history.

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