Yamamoto loses perfecto in 8th on error, no-hit bid in 9th on home run (opens original article in a new tab)

Yoshinobu Yamamoto nearly threw a no-hitter against the White Sox but lost his perfecto in the eighth inning due to an error and a home run in the ninth.

• Yoshinobu Yamamoto came within three outs of a no-hitter against the White Sox
• A ground ball error in the eighth inning ended his perfect-game bid
• He surrendered a home run in the ninth inning to end his no-hit attempt