Last Wednesday, the New York Yankees secured a comeback win against the Tampa Bay Rays and, in so doing, earned the season's first playoff spot.

上周三，纽约洋基在对上坦帕湾光芒获得了一记复出后的胜利，如此一来，也赚得本季第一个季后赛的位置。

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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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