Cain Is Perfect

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Mike

Matt Cain of the San Francisco Giants was perfect tonight in beating the Houston Astros 10-0 at AT&T Park. Cain struck out 14 batters in pitching the 22nd perfect game in Major League history:

Sacramento Bee article

Cain was aided by some spectacular defensive plays, including this one by right fielder Gregor Blanco:

Check out this great catch

Believe it or not, it was the first perfect game in the Giants 129-year history — and the second one in the Majors this year, after Philip Humber of the Chicago White Sox pitched 27 straight outs against the Seattle Mariners back in April.

Congratulations Matt!

About Mike

Mike Luery is an award-winning journalist with 25 years on TV and radio. Currently, he is the political reporter for KCRA-TV, the top-ranked station in Sacramento. This is Luery's second tour of duty with KCRA, where he was also a reporter from 1984 - 2000. In between, he was NBC's Capitol Bureau Chief in California and a reporter for CBS 13 in Sacramento. Luery lives in northern California with his wife Carol. Baseball Between Us is his first book.
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