Smyly was on his way to making Cubs franchise history when a collision with catcher Yan Gomes ended the 33-year-old’s bid for a perfect game.
Going into the eighth inning, Smyly was perfect. David Peralta swung and barely connected on what basically was a bunt.
Catcher Yan Gomes and Smyly both ran toward the baseball and collided, preventing either from throwing towards first.Smyly actually got their first and Gomes tried to jump out of the way but ended up jumping on Smyly's back.What a way to lose a perfect game
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