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Ump's blown call costs Galarraga perfect game
Armando Galarraga of the Detroit Tigers lost his bid for a perfect game June 2 with two outs in the ninth inning on a call that first base umpire Jim Joyce later admitted he blew.
First baseman Miguel Cabrera cleanly fielded Jason Donald's grounder to his right and made an accurate throw to Galarraga coverring the bag. The ball was there in time, and all of Comerica Park was ready to celebrate the 3-0 win over Cleveland, until Joyce emphatically signaled safe.
The veteran ump regretted it.
"It was the biggest call of my career, and I kicked the out of it," Joyce said, looking and sounding distraught as he paced in the umpires' locker room. "I just cost that kid a perfect game."
Detroit general manager Dave Dombrowski said Joyce asked to speak with Galarraga. Denied the first perfect game in Tigers history, Galarraga appreciated the gesture. (AP)

世紀の大誤審、完全試合が幻に
デトロイト・タイガースのアルマンド・ガララーガ投手が6月2日、クリーブランド・インディアンス戦で、完全試合まであとアウト一つのところで、誤審によって大記録を逃す悲劇に見舞われた。
ファーストがきれいにゴロを捕り、一塁ベースのカバーに入ったガララーガに正確に送球した。ボールは間に合い、Comerica Parkは祝福の準備ができたが、審判は力強くセーフのジェスチャーをした。

new words: accurate 正確な　emphatically 力強く　kicked the out of~ ~をめちゃくちゃにする

感想：ピッチャーとして一生に一度あるかないかの記録を誤審によってだめにされてしまったのはとても残念です。ガララーガ投手にはいつか完全試合を達成してほしいです。