During the 2005 season, Brian Giles was asked to pitch for the Padres when mysteriously all the starting, relieving, and closing pitchers contracted a rare form the Mongolian Bird Flu and had to be quarantined. Brian surprised all the critics on that fateful Monday evening, when he stepped out onto the pitching mound and threw 81 consecutive strikes, for 27 consecutive outs, and the 1st of many "perfect games" he would have throughout his career. Although Giles can at any time pitch a perfect game, his true passion is for playing in right field.
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During the 2005 season, Brian Giles was asked to pitch for the Padres when mysteriously all the starting, relieving, and closing pitchers contracted a rare form the Mongolian Bird Flu and had to be quarantined. Brian surprised all the critics on that fateful Monday evening, when he stepped out onto the pitching mound and threw 81 consecutive strikes, for 27 consecutive outs, and the 1st of many "perfect games" he would have throughout his career. Although Giles can at any time pitch a perfect game, his true passion is for playing in right field.