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Max Scherzer doesn't fault Jose Tabata for HBP that broke up perfect game (Big League Stew)

The pitch that cost Max Scherzer a perfect game was a 2-2 slider that ran a little too far inside.

One strike away from the 24th perfect game in MLB history, Scherzer threw a slider to Pittsburgh Pirates pinch-hitter Jose Tabata that caught Tabata on the elbow pad. With Tabata at first, Scherzer retired the next hitter – Josh Harrison – on a fly ball to left field for the final out and settled for a no-hitter in Washington's 6-0 win.

There was one question on everyone's mind after the game: Did Tabata lean into the pitch that separated Scherzer from perfection?