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Indians Starters Toss 5-Plus Perfect Innings in 3 Consecutive Games

The Cleveland Indians accomplished an impressive feat against the Tampa Bay Rays this week, becoming the first team in the expansion era (since 1961) to have a pitcher throw five perfect innings in three consecutive starts, per Elias Sports Bureau via MLB Stat of the Day.

Rookie pitcher Cody Anderson started the run with 6.1 perfect innings Monday night in Tampa Bay, eventually losing both his no-hitter and perfect game on a seventh-inning solo home run by Rays outfielder Steven Souza. The Indians won 7-1, with Anderson giving up just two hits over eight innings, despite only striking out two batters.