The 30-year-old from the Dominican Republic — winless in his previous six starts against the A’s — threw 99 pitches, 72 for strikes.
He had never thrown a complete game: His longest outing was 8 1/3 innings against Cleveland on May 1, when he gave up two hits and one run.
German joins Don Larsen, David Cone and David Wells as pitchers to throw perfect games. The ’ last no-hitter came from Corey Kluber on May 19, 2021 against the Texas Rangers. When the last out was recorded on a ground ball to third baseman Josh Donaldson by A’s Esteury Ruiz, German’s teammates bolted from the dugout to celebrate. German threw his arms open to greet them, celebrated in a group dance, then accepted hugs one at a time.“He was fantastic and he deserves all the credit,” catcher Kyle Higashioka said. “He’s had a rough couple starts and he’s been dragging a bit. Just great to see him get back to being himself.
After Higashioka’s on-field interview, German hugged him, then called the team to the field for a group photo. As they surrounded German, he held the ball. He then kissed it and punched it skyward as his teammates cheered.on May 16, when he was ejected for having an excessively sticky substance on his pitching hand before the bottom of the fourth inning. He was then suspended 10 games according to a new MLB rule.
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