Dimmed Ray: Rasmussen loses perfecto bid in ninth

A double with no outs in the ninth inning ended Drew Rasmussen's near-bid for baseball immortality and the first perfect game since 2012. - Josh B [MORNING BARK](mb_header_main?utm_source=mb&utm_medium=email&mb_edition=20220815) Sports. And then some. 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