Perfection. It had only been done 21 times in Major League history before Matt Cain toed the bump on Wednesday June 13, 2012. By the time Matt Cain's night was done that number was at 22. A perfect game. One of the rarest feats in Major League Baseball has been achieved for the 2nd time in 2012 (Phil Humber of the White Sox threw one on April 21).
Cain's final line was remarkable. 9 IP 125 pitches (86 for strikes, 68.8%) and 14 Ks. It was the first Perfect Game in San Francisco Giants history hard to believe considering the franchise has been around since 1883 and had 13 previous no-hitter's before tonight. The 14 Ks tied Cain with Sandy Koufax for the most ever in a Perfect Game.
Watch the last out here
Cain had previously thrown a 2 hitter and a 1 hitter this season already.
This one wasn't entirely easy. Cain got some help from his defence with two great catches in the outfield. Watch them below.
Blanco's catch
Cabrera's catch
Being the 2nd Perfect Game of 2012 marks another rare feat. Only twice before have there been two Perfect Games in one season, 1880 and 2010. There has never been 3 Perfect Games in one season.
Additionally it is the third no-hitter thrown in June, a month that is only 13 days old. It is the 5th no-hitter of the season. The most no-hitters in one season is 8 done back in 1884.
On a sad note I had to look up who the third no-hitter of the month was. Obviously Cain is one. I thought of Johan Santana. I couldn't think of the third. It shows you how unimpressed I really am with multiple pitcher no-hitters. I even wrote about the Mariners no-hitter. I still forgot about it.
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