The San Francisco Giants finally had their perfect night. After plenty of no-hitters over their franchise history, and plenty of close-calls for other pitchers in the early years of the Giants’ dynasty, Matt Cain was perfect.
Cain struck out 14 in 9 perfect innings on 125 pitches, 86 strikes. The Giants destroyed the Astros. But with the scoreline at 10-0 before the 6th inning, it was clear that with the result pretty much a lock, the only thing left to be decided was whether or not he would have a no-hitter or perfect game.
We all know the moments, we all know “The Catch” from Gregor Blanco.