On May 29th, 2010, Roy Halladay threw the 20th perfect game in MLB history. Also the second perfect game in Philadelphia Phillies history, Halladay threw 115 pitches against the Florida Marlins, striking out 11 batters. The Phillies won 1-0 with the only run coming in the top of the third. Chase Utley hit a line drive that bounced off the glove of Florida center fielder Cameron Maybin, allowing shortstop Wilson Valdez to score from first. It was an unearned run for Marlins pitcher Josh Johnson. With his perfect game, Halladay and Dallas Braden made history as the first modern era pitchers to throw perfect games in the same month. It was also the first time multiple perfect games happened in the same season. The twenty days between Braden's perfect game and Halladay's is the shortest span between two perfect games since 1880.
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