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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Before the thought of a perfect game began to form, infielder Christian Koss preserved the perfecto in the top of the third inning with an incredibly difficult play.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
The San Francisco Giants were an out away from a perfect game and a strike away from a no-hitter before they were broken up by the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday in a spring training game.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
Dew’s perfect game was Elon’s first since 2022 and the season highlight for a team out to a 4-14 start after winning the Coastal Athletic Association Tournament and qualifying for an NCAA regional last season.
—Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Rausch played a nearly perfect game, going almost the entire season completely undetected by his fellow cast members.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2026
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
The San Francisco Giants were an out away from a perfect game and a strike away from a no-hitter before they were broken up by the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday in a spring training game.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
Dew’s perfect game was Elon’s first since 2022 and the season highlight for a team out to a 4-14 start after winning the Coastal Athletic Association Tournament and qualifying for an NCAA regional last season.
—Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Rausch played a nearly perfect game, going almost the entire season completely undetected by his fellow cast members.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Perfect game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20game. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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