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Floyd Retires 27 Straight Batters Thursday, June 19th , 2110 So rare that it is more a figment of the imagination than an actual possibility for a professional ballplayer, the near-mythical perfect game became reality for Steven Floyd. The Kannapolis Intimidators right-hander dominated the Greensboro Grasshoppers at CMC-NorthEast Stadium, securing the 1-0 Intimidators victory and a place for himself in the history books. "As a kid I imagined pitching a perfect game, but it was only a fairy tale -- I didn't really ever expect to pitch one," Floyd said later, sitting in the clubhouse with a crowd of reporters. "I don't want to demean it, but I've lost games where I had better stuff than I had today. It all just fell into place in this one." The 23-year-old Floyd retired all 27 Grasshoppers batters in a row. He surrendered no hits, walked none, struck out 10 and permitted no one to get on base. Floyd has started 14 times this year, pitched 98.1 innings, fanned 93 batters and walked 19. His current record is 6 wins and 2 losses with a 2.93 ERA. View Boxscore View Game Log |
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