Kingham takes perfecto into 7th, wins debut

Kingham loses perfecto in 7th PITTSBURGH -- Steve Blass walked into the Pirates clubhouse on Sunday morning, made a quick right turn and found Nick Kingham sitting in front of his locker. Blass, the Pittsburgh pitcher turned broadcaster, shook Kingham's hand and gave the 26-year-old some advice a few hours before his Major League debut.

"Be yourself," Blass said.

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On Sunday, that was more than enough.

Kingham carried a perfect game into the seventh inning before Paul DeJong's two-out single ended his bid for history. Still, Kingham could not have dreamed up a much better debut. The right-hander retired the first 20 batters he faced -- an expansion-era record for a pitcher…