Like I said, Vince Velasquez's game could end being the best of the season. Wrong! Jaime Garcia of the St. Louis Cardinals spun a one-hit shutout with one walk and 13 strikeouts, matching Velasquez's Game Score of 97.
Have we ever seen a day like this before, with two games this dominant? Let's go to the Baseball-Reference Play Index, which goes back to 1913 for this study. We'll check for all starts where the pitcher recorded a Game Score of 97 or higher and pitched nine innings or fewer.