ST. PETERSBURG -- As Carlos Carrasco sat by his lonesome in the Indians dugout throughout Cleveland's victory over the Rays on Wednesday night, fellow starters Danny Salazar and Cody Anderson understood exactly what was running through his mind.
For the third consecutive night, an Indians pitcher entered the sixth inning with a perfect game. In the 8-1 win over Tampa Bay, Carrasco was perfect through the first 19 batters he faced and proceeded to carry a no-hitter until only one out remained in the ninth. Both bids at history were broken up by Joey Butler, who ended the perfect game with a walk and then singled to break up the no-hitter.