White Sox Stewart just misses perfect game in win
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (Reuters) - Rookie pitcher Zach Stewart flirted with a rare perfect game before settling for a one-hit victory in the Chicago White Sox's 4-0 triumph over Minnesota on Monday.
The 24-year-old Stewart, making just his eighth career start, took a perfect game into the eighth inning, where Twins third baseman Danny Valencia hit a lead-off double to ruin the streak of perfection.
Stewart recovered from the disappointment with six straight outs to complete a magical effort that included nine strikeouts.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I felt good. It was one of those nights where the ball felt good coming out of my hand," Stewart told reporters.
"(Catcher Tyler Flowers) called a great game and I went right along with it."
The victory was Stewart's second of his young career and a first ever complete-game for a player traded to Chicago from Toronto in late July.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; Editing by John O'Brien)