The Royals defeated the Twins on Thursday. Umpire Scorecards shined a light on MLB umpire Mark Ripperger for what they concluded was a perfectly called game.

The MLB umpire Ripperger pulled off a very impressive feat on Thursday during the Kansas City Royals-Minnesota Twins game.

Umpire Scorecards, which uses MLB's advanced pitch tracking data to rate the accuracy of home-plate umpires and the impact of ...

280. However, more impressive than what the players did might have been what home plate umpire Mark Ripperger did. He umpired a perfect game, marking the second time in the Umpire Scorecards era ...

No, neither the Royals’ Michael Wacha nor the Twins’ Bailey Ober threw a perfect game, which is evident by the final score. The Royals won 3-2, but the perfect game was from home-plate umpire Mark ...