A look back at the 23 perfect games thrown in <a href="/topics/Major_League_Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> history.

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One byproduct of the automatic runner on second base is that extra innings are one of the few times managers can still stomach ordering up an intentional walk.

Extra innings brings extra strategy. Just don't expect the top hitters to decide it

Former Ward Melville star Steven Matz, who is 4-1 with a 3.70 ERA this season, said: "I believe that I still have more left in the tank."

LI's Matz back in the rotation for first-place Rays

What's the cost of a milestone home run ball.

Pirates bullpen makes deal, hands over signed bat in swap for rookie outfielder's first HR ball

Dillon Dingler hit a two-run homer in the first inning, Troy Melton and two relievers combined on a three-hitter and the Detroit Tigers stopped an eight-game losing streak by beating the Baltimore Orioles 4-1 in a doubleheader nightcap.

Dingler's homer leads Tigers over Orioles 4-1 for doubleheader split, stopping 8-game losing streak

Foster Griffin allowed only three hits in six innings, Nasim Nuñez singled in a run in the fifth and the Washington Nationals smothered Atlanta's bats for the second straight day in a 2-1 win to give the Braves their first home series loss of the season.

Griffin, Nationals beat Braves 2-1 to give Atlanta its first home series loss of the season

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The Knicks have the opportunity to close out the Eastern Conference Finals in Game 4 on Monday night.

Can desperation help Knicks secure an NBA Finals berth?

If you listen to the Knicks, the striking thing is not how much they talk about history, it's how aggressively they avoid it.

Popper: As fans dream about NBA Finals, Knicks staying focused on the now

Devin Williams allowed a walk-off grand slam in Sunday's loss to the Marlins, but that wasn't the worst part of the series finale; the bats again looked lost at sea.

Albanese: With Soto ill, Mets can't find cure for sickening offense

Aaron Judge's walk-off homer was his first HR and RBI since May 10 and gave the Yankees their first win over the Rays this season.

Lennon: Judge's heroics were inevitable . . . and sorely needed

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