German evened his record at 5-5 while throwing the 24th perfect game in major-league history Wednesday, striking out nine in an 11-0 win over the Athletics.
After two straight awful starts versus the Red Sox and the Mariners in which he allowed 17 runs (15 earned) over just 5.1 innings, German responded with the best outing of his career. The right-hander was efficient, throwing 99 pitches (72 strikes) to complete the rare feat. His perfect game was the first of the pitch-clock era and the first in the majors since Felix Hernandez achieved the feat Aug. 15, 2012. For the season, German now owns a 4.54 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 78:25 K:BB over 81.1 innings across 15 starts. His encore is tentatively scheduled for a home game versus the Orioles next week.