perfect game
noun
: a baseball game in which a pitcher allows no hits, no runs, and no opposing batter to reach first base
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The game of baseball continues to change, with pitch counts and injuries minimizing the chances of single-pitcher perfect games and no-hitters, not to mention complete games.
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 24 July 2025
On a Fenway Friday in May 2013, the homegrown ace tossed a complete-game shutout, a dazzling display as close to a perfect game as can be: five perfect innings, and only one hit in the remaining four.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 20 July 2025
This night was about Martinez, who through eight innings was separated from a perfect game only by a two-out walk to Jackson Merrill in the first inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
Paddack flirted with a perfect game as the Giants lost to the Minnesota Twins, 3-1, on Friday night at Target Field, outdueling Jordan Hicks by limiting San Francisco’s offense to one run over 7 1/3 innings with six strikeouts.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 24 July 2025
On a Fenway Friday in May 2013, the homegrown ace tossed a complete-game shutout, a dazzling display as close to a perfect game as can be: five perfect innings, and only one hit in the remaining four.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 20 July 2025
This night was about Martinez, who through eight innings was separated from a perfect game only by a two-out walk to Jackson Merrill in the first inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
Paddack flirted with a perfect game as the Giants lost to the Minnesota Twins, 3-1, on Friday night at Target Field, outdueling Jordan Hicks by limiting San Francisco’s offense to one run over 7 1/3 innings with six strikeouts.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
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“Perfect game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20game. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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