game up until the fourth or fifth, and at that point, I just felt like I'd let him take over and go with him. He did a great job. Like I said, it was kind of a no-brainer for me. I'd just go out, see the glove and hit it. Halladay only shook off Ruiz once the entire game. Halladay became the 10th pitcher in Phillies history to hurl a no-hitter; Jim Bunning's perfect game in 1964 was the only other time a Phillies pitcher tossed a perfect game. In addition, this was the eighth perfect game in National League history, the last being Randy Johnson's in 2004. This was the first time in the modern era that two pitchers—Dallas Braden and Halladay—had thrown perfect games in the same month and that multiple perfect games had been achieved in the same season. The twenty days between Braden's perfect game and Halladay's was the shortest span between two perfect games since 1880. Unfortunately, it came at a bad time for the Phillies and for Philadelphia sports fans; Halladay pitched his perfect game on the same night the Philadelphia Flyers played the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals. The opening face-off at the United Center in Chicago took place an hour after the Phillies-Marlins game began, resulting in many Phillies fans and media there missing the perfect game due to the hockey game, which the Flyers lost 6–5. Statistics Line score Box score BATTING 2B: Valdez, W (6, Johnson, Jo); Castro, Ju (5, Johnson, Jo). TB: Ruiz 3; Castro, Ju 3; Victorino; Valdez, W 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Howard; Halladay; Ibanez. GIDP: Valdez, W. Team RISP: 1-for-6. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING E: Maybin (2, fielding). DP: Uggla-Sanchez, G. Other information IBB: Howard (by Johnson, Jo). Pitches-strikes: Halladay 115–72; Johnson, Jo 121–71; Hensley 11–6; Oviedo 11–8. Groundouts-flyouts: Halladay 8–4; Johnson, Jo 7–3; Hensley 0–2; Oviedo 2–1. Batters faced: Halladay 27; Johnson, Jo 29; Hensley 3; Oviedo 3. Umpires: HP: Mike DiMuro; 1B: Tim Welke; 2B: Jim Reynolds; 3B: Bill Welke. Weather: , partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, in from RF. Time: 2:13. Attendance: 35,418. Venue: Sun Life Stadium. Final broadcasting calls After the death of longtime sports commentator Harry Kalas in 2009, Tom McCarthy took over as the Phillies' play-by-play television announcer, with Chris Wheeler serving alongside him as a color commentator. During the Comcast