One season after catching Phil Humber’s perfect game with the Chicago White Sox, A.J. Pierzynski almost guided Texas Rangers righthander Yu Darvish through a perfect game Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park. Darvish deserves plenty of credit, but every pitcher who has thrown a no-hitter will tell you that the catcher deserves plenty of accolades as well. Pierzynski did his part, guiding Darvish perfectly until Astros shortstop Marwin Gonzalez singled up the middle with two outs in the ninth inning. He had the best seat in the house as Darvish got within one out of a perfect game in a 7-0 victory over the Astros. “He threw all seven of [...]