Muchlinski officiated behind the plate on August 5, 2011, for a benches-clearing brawl between the
Philadelphia Phillies and the
San Francisco Giants. He ejected Phillies center fielder
Shane Victorino, Giants catcher
Eli Whiteside, and Giants pitcher
Ramón Ramírez from the game. Muchlinski was the first base umpire on June 13, 2012, when Giants pitcher
Matt Cain threw a
perfect game against the
Houston Astros. Muchlinski was the home plate umpire on June 20, 2015, when
Washington Nationals pitcher
Max Scherzer pitched a no-hitter against the
Pittsburgh Pirates. Scherzer had a
perfect game with two outs in the ninth inning and a 2–2 count on
José Tábata. Tábata appeared to lean into Scherzer's eighth pitch of the at bat, controversially ruled a
hit by pitch by Muchlinski. == See also ==