Pirates' Jared Jones perfect through 6 innings against NL East-leading Braves
Pirates' Jared Jones perfect through 6 innings against NL East-leading Braves
By WES CROSBYThu, July 9, 2026 at 12:14 AM UTC
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Jared Jones has a perfect game through six inning against the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.
Jones has struck out eight on 77 pitches, including 53 strikes. His 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.
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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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