Yoshinobu Yamamoto loses perfect game on Mookie Betts error

sportsJun 13, 202631575

Yoshinobu Yamamoto lost a perfect game when Mookie Betts misplayed a two out grounder in the eighth inning at Guaranteed Rate Field against the Chicago White Sox. Yamamoto had retired every batter through seven and finished 8.1 innings with one hit, one earned run, zero walks and seven strikeouts. Tristan Peters ended the no-hit bid with a solo homer in the ninth, and Yamamoto's run of 45 consecutive batters retired fell one short of Yusmeiro Petit's modern-era record of 46. The outing underscores Yamamoto's dominance this season and how a single defensive mistake can erase a historic milestone while keeping him firmly in Cy Young conversation.

Molly Knight

@mollyknight.bsky.social

21 up, 21 down for Yoshinobu Yamamoto. He is taking a perfect game into the 8th inning.

12145d ago

Chad Moriyama

@chadmoriyama.bsky.social

Yoshinobu Yamamoto loses the perfect game and the retired batters streak on a Hanley Ramirez-esque play by Mookie Betts. Also wonder if Miguel Rojas didn't get hurt if Santiago Espinal makes this play.v

5345d ago

gzt aka zoidberg3

Oh man imagine how amazing it would've been if the second baseman did field that cleanly

MLB

@mlbbot.bsky.social

"It doesn't matter if they're wearing Dodger Blue ... black and white ..." Yoshinobu Yamamoto exits to a standing ovation after taking a no-hitter into the 9th 👏

3745d ago

JM =^)

@jm539581.bsky.social

Tristan Peters ends Yoshinobu Yamamoto's no-hit bid with a solo hole run in the bottom of the 9th

4145d ago

Noah Camras

@noahcamras.bsky.social

Yoshinobu Yamamoto was utterly dominant Saturday against the White Sox: 8.1 IP 1 H 1 ER 0 BB 7 K He had a perfect game through 7.2 IP before a Mookie Betts error. He had a no-hitter through 8 IP. Yamamoto has allowed 4 runs over his last 5 starts (35.2 IP). That's a 1.01 ERA.

4345d ago

Catherine2

Great game and so good to see Yamamoto take the Betts error with such grace ( maybe grace not a baseball term…)

Sarah Langs

@slangsonsports.bsky.social

Longest consecutive batters retired streaks in at least the expansion era (1961): 2014 Yusmeiro Petit: 46 2026 Yoshinobu Yamamoto: 45 2009 Mark Buehrle: 45 2007 Bobby Jenks: 41 1972 Jim Barr: 41 1988 Tom Browning: 40 h/t @EliasSports

4045d ago

Brent Maguire

@bmags94.bsky.social

Mookie Betts boots a grounder with two outs in the 8th inning to end Yoshinobu Yamamoto's perfect game. No-hitter still intact.

3045d ago

Brent Maguire3

Tristan Peters ends Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s no-hitter with a homer with no outs in the 9th inning

Jeff Lazarus

@jlazarus.bsky.social

On Mookie Betts' error to spoil Yamamoto's perfect game - at that income level, what makes an appropriate apology gift? A Rolex? A Bugatti? Finland?

2445d ago

The White Sox Archive

@whitesoxarchive.bsky.social

In the midst of Yoshinobu Yamamoto's bid for a perfect game, there is a hole on the mound that needs filled. Munetaka Murakami teases Yamamoto from the dugout. #WhiteSox #Dodgers

1745d ago

Hanna

@hahnapaulooza.bsky.social

As always, he was phenomenal and deserves the freakin’ world. With no disrespect intended to Jacob Misiorowski or Shohei Ohtani, that’s *my* NL Cy Young winner, Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Yoshinobu from last season in the dugout, hands up about to give a double high five.

1945d ago

Daniel Brim

@dbrim.com

I will not be hearing Mookie Betts defense slander at this time. He’s really good there, just made a mistake at a bad time. Sucks, but it happens.

1645d ago

Dodgers Digest

@dodgersdigest.bsky.social

Dodgers 7, White Sox 1: Yoshinobu Yamamoto goes 7.2 perfect and 8 no-hit innings in stellar outing that put him on the verge of immortality again

1145d ago

victoria zeller⚔️ (RISEBALL, summer ‘27)

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[very obviously trying to invoke my curse] can’t believe MY white sox are about to end up getting perfect gamed…. what a shame…… theres no way he loses it now…..….

1845d ago