Mark Buehrle will never forget his teammate, center fielder DeWayne Wise. It was Wise's remarkable circus catch that allowed Buehrle to record the major's first perfect game since Randy Johnson accomplished the feat in 2004.
Buehrle retired all 27 Tampa Rays batters he faced, getting Jason Barlett on a ground out to Alexei Ramirez to finish off the perfect game. But it would not have happened without the play of Wise, who just entered the game for defense, and boy did he ever provide it.
Gabe Kapler led off the 9th with a drive to left-center field that was ticketed for a home run. Wise scaled the wall, snared the baseball, and fell to the ground. The ball jostled loose, but Wise corraled it for the first and biggest (well biggest next to the final out) out of the ball game.
It was the second no-hitter of Buehrle's career. He held the Texas Rangers hitless on April 18, 2007.
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