Before he pitched a hidden perfect game, he was the hidden closer, Koji Uehara

You probably saw the news the other day about Koji Uehara. If not, here is CBSSports.com’s Mike Axisa:

Twenty-seven up, 27 down. That’s what Red Sox closer Koji Uehara has done over his last nine appearances. The right-hander has thrown a “hidden” perfect game for Boston, retiring each of the last 27 batters he’s faced.

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A “hidden” perfect game is simply a stretch of 27 consecutive outs regardless of whether they are spread out across multiple appearances. Cardinals right-hander Shelby Miller threw one on May 10 against the Rockies, when he allowed a single to the first batter of the game before retiring the next 27 straight for the complete-game win.

Gosh, I’d already forgotten about Shelby Miller. Meanwhile, I’ll never forget Kevin Appier throwing a “hidden” no-hitter against the Tigers in 1990. Memory’s funny that way. Passion, too. Anyway, I’m sure there have been a fair number of hidden no-hitters over the years, and probably perfect games, too.

Yes, 27 straight is impressive. It’s not even close to the record, though. Bizarrely enough, the record is held by Mark Buehrle, who threw an actual perfect game and sandwiched that with one out in his previous start and 17 straight outs in his next start, for a total of 45 straight…

via Before he pitched a hidden perfect game, he was the hidden closer – Baseball Nation.