Former SF Giants pitcher's record intact after Dodgers blow Yamamoto's perfect game

The Los Angeles Dodgers may seem unstoppable and on an inevitable path to their third straight World Series title, but at least Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s perfect game and consecutive batters retired streak ended. That preserved a record from former SF Giants pitcher Yusmeiro Petit.

Yamamoto took a perfect game into the eighth inning on Saturday against the Chicago White Sox. Thankfully, shortstop Mookie Betts booted a ball and was charged an error with two outs in the eighth. 

Then, Yamamoto lost his no-hit bid in the ninth inning when White Sox outfielder Tristan Peters launched a home run. The Dodgers still won easily 7-1 but Yamamoto’s streak of consecutive batters retired ended at 45 after the error from Betts. That is one shy of the 46 batters in a row that Petit retired back in 2014.

That’s a pretty remarkable record for Petit to hold and it’s easy to forget about just how valuable a player he was for San Francisco in those years. He was an out away from a perfect game in 2013 and then a year later he was simply dominant for that stretch. He finished 2014 with a 3.69 ERA and went on to play a huge role in the playoffs.

Petit was an unsung hero for Giants during 2014 season

During the NLDS against the Washington Nationals Petit pitched six shutout innings in the 18-inning Game 2 which kept the Giants alive until Brandon Belt broke the 1-1 tie in the top of the 18th. It was a performance for the ages and Petit really was an unsung hero in that game because most people just remember the Belt homer.

Petit also pitched three scoreless innings in Game 4 of the NLCS and three scoreless innings in Game 4 of the World Series that season so he was really reliable whenever they needed him.

But for Petit to have retired that many batters in a row really is an accomplishment. It obviously takes a little luck but you also have to be dealing as a pitcher. Petit could get really dialed in when his command was on and he certainly found his groove that season.

He's even stayed involved with the Giants since retirement and served as a mentor for pitchers in spring training ahead of the 2025 season.

So take that Dodgers. Sure, you may have your Death Star and infinite wealth that allows you to buy World Series titles but you can’t have Petit’s record. At least for now…

That’s what it has come to for us Giants fans. The team is so bad that we have to cheer for the Dodgers to not throw perfect games or break a decade-old record. Knowing LA, one of their pitchers will probably still throw one this season, let’s just hope it doesn’t come against the Giants.

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