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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Jacob struck out seven while throwing a perfect game with Nathan behind the plate.
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Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Then Paul Skenes took a perfect game into the seventh against the Brewers in a game Pittsburgh won 6-0.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Lambert came close to a perfect game, but hit a North Side batter in the fourth inning.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
Paul Skenes had a perfect game into the seventh inning, Konnor Griffin hit his first career home run on his 20th birthday and drove in three runs to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-0 on Friday night.
—CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Then Paul Skenes took a perfect game into the seventh against the Brewers in a game Pittsburgh won 6-0.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Lambert came close to a perfect game, but hit a North Side batter in the fourth inning.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
Paul Skenes had a perfect game into the seventh inning, Konnor Griffin hit his first career home run on his 20th birthday and drove in three runs to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-0 on Friday night.
—CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Perfect game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20game. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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