what a night

One thing Gregor Blanco can do for sure is run. The enduring image of Blanco’s days at Trustmark Park is of him flying around the bases on a triple, of which he had many. The former Mississippi Braves standout flashed that speed on Wednesday night when he ran down a fly ball in the seventh inning that preserved what would become a perfect game for San Francisco’s Matt Cain. Blanco’s catch, a diving snag in right-center, robbed former M-Braves standout Jordan Schafer, who was hitting for Houston. Cain called it “the defining play” in his 10-0 masterpiece, the first perfect game in the Giants’ long history. P.S. The stars were out for Mississippians in the majors on Wednesday. Tyler Moore (Mississippi State) hit his first two big league homers for Washington. Lance Lynn (Ole Miss) picked up his 10th win with a 12-strikeout effort for St. Louis. Seth Smith (Ole Miss) homered, doubled and scored the go-ahead run in Oakland’s comeback win over Colorado. Jonathan Papelbon (MSU) notched his 17th save in 17 shots for Philadelphia. Desmond Jennings (Itawamba Community College) drove in the lone run for Tampa Bay in the ninth inning of a 9-1 loss to the New York Mets, who got a one-hitter from R.A. Dickey. Edwin Maysonet (Delta State) picked up two hits, stole his first base of the season and made two nice defensive plays at shortstop for Milwaukee.