Matt cain perfect game wiki

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Texas Rangers. NL: AL: Matt Cain pitched the second perfect game of the Major League Baseball season. San Francisco, California. Jed Lowrie , SS. Martinez , LF. Brett Wallace , 1B. Chris Johnson , 3B. Brian Bogusevic , RF. Chris Snyder , C. Happ , P. Rhiner Cruz , P. Brian Bixler , PH. Jason Castro , PH. Happ L , 4—7.

Rhiner Cruz. Ryan Theriot , 2B. Emmanuel Burriss , 2B. Melky Cabrera , LF. Buster Posey , C. Following Philip Humber's perfect game earlier in , Cain's performance marked just the third season in MLB history in which multiple perfect games were thrown. Two notable defensive plays by Cain's teammates kept the perfect game intact.

Melky Cabrera made a running catch at the wall in left field in the top of the sixth inning, while Gregor Blanco made a diving catch in right-center field to start the top of the seventh.

Cain surpassed his previous personal best of 12 strikeouts in a single game, which he set in Cain's pitches were the most thrown in a Major League perfect game. By scoring a run in the 5th inning, Cain became the only pitcher to have scored a run in his perfect game.

The final out was made by Astros pinch-hitter Jason Castro. Castro chopped a pitch to third base where it was fielded deep behind the bag by third baseman Joaquin Arias. Arias successfully made the long throw across the diamond to first baseman Brandon Belt , who then tucked the ball in his back pocket before joining his teammates on the mound in celebration.

And this is hit out into the alleyway, a long run for Blanco , and Blanco's gonna dive, and he makes the catch! Just an unbelievable catch by Gregor Blanco! Here's the pitch on the way. Cain appeared to look around. Gazing at the upper deck. But now looking into Buster Posey. One ball and two strikes. On the ground, Arias , from deep third, got him! And that's a perfect game! I knew that I hadn't given up a hit early in the game, whether it was the third or fourth inning.