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Here's a kicker - if the game reaches extra innings, is the perfect game *automatically* lost? Because if the requirement is that no runner reach base... well, there he is standing on second. So he can advance and score and a pitcher could lose a perfect game, OR you could also argue that he could leave the runner stranded at second, win in the bottom half of the inning, and have a victory but *not* a perfect game.
(This is a more likely scenario when you add in the absurdity of 7-inning doubleheaders, making it more likely to send out the starter for the first "extra" inning if they've retired the first 21 batters.)
A flute with no holes is not a flute... is a perfect game with a baserunner perfect?
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