Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga throws a one-hitter in a 3 – 0 win over Cleveland, but in the eyes of many observers he has pitched a perfect game. The only baserunner he gives up comes with two outs in the 9th inning when Jason Donald is called safe on an infield hit by umpire Jim Joyce; however, replays show that the throw from first baseman Miguel Cabrera to Galarraga beat Donald to the bag. The Tigers starter thus comes agonizingly close to pitching the third major league perfect game in only a month.
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