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Summary Matt Cain became the first pitcher in the Giants' long history to pitch a perfect game.
Matt Cain became the first pitcher in the Giants long history to pitch a perfect game, retiring all 27 Houston Astros he faced on Wednesday.Cain notched a career-high 14 strikeouts, matching Sandy Koufax for the most in a perfect game. San Franciscos offence backed him up with 15 hits in a dominant 10-0 victory.It was the 22nd perfect game in Major League history and second this year. The Chicago White Soxs Philip Humber accomplished the feat on April 21.The Giants now have 14 no-hitters in their history, six since they moved from New York to San Francisco. Jonathan Sanchez was the last Giants pitcher to throw a no-hitter, on July 10, 2009, against San Diego.But Cain became the first Giants hurler to record a perfect game -- a victory in which no opposing player reaches base -- throwing 125 pitches.Gregor Blanco belted a home run and three runs batted in, and he also made a spectacular diving catch at the warning track in right center field in the seventh inning to preserve Cains no-hit bid.
