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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In Week 1, Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers played a near-perfect game in Sao Paulo, Brazil, earning a 27-21 win.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This would’ve been a perfect game to have inside linebacker Dre Greenlaw.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Crosby can’t afford to screw up his endgame in Pittsburgh because losing a perfect game with two outs in the ninth wouldn’t be right, not for a man of his character.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Tuesday seemed like an appropriate time on the 60th anniversary of Sandy Koufax’s perfect game against the Chicago Cubs.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This would’ve been a perfect game to have inside linebacker Dre Greenlaw.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Crosby can’t afford to screw up his endgame in Pittsburgh because losing a perfect game with two outs in the ninth wouldn’t be right, not for a man of his character.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Tuesday seemed like an appropriate time on the 60th anniversary of Sandy Koufax’s perfect game against the Chicago Cubs.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Perfect game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20game. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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