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What Matt Cain was thinking during Gregor Blanco's perfect-game catch

Matt Cain and Gregor Blanco are forever linked.

All because of the events on June 13, 2012, when Blanco made an incredible diving catch in the top of the seventh inning to preserve Cain's perfect game against the Astros.

With NBC Sports Bay Area airing Cain's perfect game at 7 p.m. Sunday, Amy G called on fans to submit questions for the former Giants ace and she relayed them to him in person.

So, what was going through Cain's mind before Blanco made the catch of his life?

"I can still picture turning around and expecting [Giants center fielder Angel] Pagan to be going to get it because I felt like [Astros center fielder Jordan] Schafer, left-handed hitter hit it.