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7,759: Dickey throws 35th Mets one-hitter … blame Hamels

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey threw the 35th one-hitter in New York Mets history Friday, with the only hit coming from the hands of the opposing pitcher.

A 6th-inning Cole Hamels single was the game’s only hit, moving our NoNoHitters.com count to 7,759 Mets games with no such rare feat. The Mets won 1-0 on a Carlos Beltran sixth-inning RBI double.

It’s the second time in recent days we’ve gotten to update our Lost Mets no-hitters that reached at least the fifth inning page. (On Aug. 7, Johan Santana reached the fifth inning against the Phillies when Placido Polanco ended his bid with a single.)

Dickey’s outing marked the 106th time a Mets pitcher has reached at least the sixth inning with a no-no going. 22 potential Mets no-hitters were broken up in the seventh. 15 were killed in eighth and three made it into the ninth (all Tom Seaver).

ESPN New York’s Mark Simon has a terrific post with some additional details about Mets one-hitters. Turns out that Dickey’s marked the fourth time in club history that an opposing pitcher had the only hit (Hamels joins Ray Sadecki, John Curtis and Chin-Hui Tsao in that club).

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7,754: Santana takes no-no into 6th, Mets win 1-0

Saturday, August 7th, 2010
Close, no cigar

Johan Santana took a Mets no-hitter into the sixth inning Saturday night as New York topped the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 at Citizens Bank Park.

Santana lost his no-no on a Placido Polanco single, advancing our NoNoHitters.com count to 7,754 New York Mets games with no such rare feat.

His extended outing allowed us to update our Lost Mets no-hitters that reached at least the fifth inning page for the first time since April 20, when Mike Pelfrey took one against the Chicago Cubs into the fifth. That day, Mike Fontenot poked a one-out sinker the opposite way into left for a line single that ended his bid.

Jeff Francoeur scored the game’s only run by poking an opposite field homer over the right field fence in the seventh inning.

Santana wound up yielding five hits over 7 1/3 innings, and Francisco Rodriguez recorded a 5-out save.

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7,741: O wakes up, Santana pitches Mets to 6-1 win

Saturday, July 24th, 2010
Finally

Johan Santana did his job and the Mets offered some run support Friday night during a 6-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Jason Bay was 2-for-4 with a 3-RBI double, Ike Davis homered and Jose Reyes stole home on a throw to second.

Santana threw seven innings of five-hit ball, giving up just one earned run. He lost his no-hitter in the first inning on a Casey Blake single, moving our NoNoHitters.com count to 7,741 New York Mets games with no no-no.

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7,740: Mets’ bats again silent in 2-0 loss to Dodgers

Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Hello O?

The Mets’ offense didn’t make it into Los Angeles Thursday night, letting the Dodgers top New York 2-0 to continue the club’s post All-Star break woes.

The silent bats wasted a solid start by Hisanori Takahashi, who was tagged only by Matt Kemp.

The first was a first-inning RBI double that also moved our NoNoHitters.com count to 7,740 New York Mets games with no no-no. The second was a seventh-inning home run.

Takahashi gave up only one other hit, striking out five over seven innings while walking two.

The Mets managed just five hits, two by Jeff Francoeur, as Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda dominated New York’s lineup for eight innings.

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7,739: Mets lose in 14th on walk-off single

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
Swept

Chris Snyder had a pinch-hit 14th-inning walk-off single Wednesday night to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-3 series-sweeping win.

Mets starter Jonathon Niese lost his no-hitter on a lead-off home run, the 109th time in Mets history that has happened. It marked the 7,739th Mets game without a no-hitter.

Niese gave up two more solo homers over a five-inning start.

Angel Pagan was 3-for-5 with an RBI on a solo home run that lead the game off for the Mets.

The Mets’ bullpen kept the D’backs off the board for the sixth through 13th innings.

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7,738: Rookie Enright dominates Mets, D’Backs win 3-2

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Season slipping away

Rookie Barry Enright held the Mets to just five hits over eight innings as the Arizona Diamondbacks topped New York 3-2.

Enright yielded just one earned run in the eighth on a Josh Thole homer. The Mets’ other run came on an Angel Pagan homer in the ninth.

Mets starter R.A. Dickey again kept the Mets in the game, yielding just three earned runs on seven hits over seven innings. He lost his no-hitter in the first inning on an Adam Laroche infield single off Luis Castillo’s glove for the 7,738th Mets game with no no-no.

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7,737: Pelfrey pounded, D’Backs beat Mets 13-2

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Ouch!

The Arizona Diamondbacks jumped on Mets starter Mike Pelfrey and didn’t let up on the bullpen Monday night during a 13-2 pounding.

Pelfrey lasted just an inning-and-a-third, giving up six earned runs on seven hits and two walks. He lost his no-hitter immediately on a Chris Young lead-off single, moving our NoNoHitters.com count up to 7,737 New York Mets games with no no-no.

Young’s hit also added to Pelfrey lead over all active-roster Mets pitchers with 29 no-nos lost on the first at bat. (See our No-hitters killed by first at bat page.)

Young eventually scored on that lead-off single, and scored on singles leading off the second as well as the sixth. Mark Reynolds did additional damage with a 3-for-5, 4 RBI night with a triple and three-run homer.

The Diamondbacks tallied up 18 hits on the night.

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7,736: Davis saves the day after K-Rod blows save

Sunday, July 18th, 2010
Finally

Ike Davis helped the Mets avoid a San Francisco sweep with a 10th-inning RBI double Sunday as New York topped the Giants 4-3.

Johan Santana threw a gem, but closer Francisco Rodriguez blew the save in the ninth only to get the win in the 10th.

In the ninth, pinch-hitter Travis Ishikawa hit a two-run single to tie the game, but he was later called out at the plate trying to score on a Freddy Sanchez choppy grounder to third. David Wright’s throw home was high and Henry Blanco dropped down the tag, but Ishikawa clearly slid in underneath.

Davis’ blast off the high brick wall in right field scored Jason Bay in the 10th, and K-Rod was able to hold on to the win despite allowing runners on first and second.

Santana threw eight innings, giving up just one earned run on eight hits and a walk. He lost his no-hitter on a Freddy Sanchez first-inning single, advancing our NoNoHitters.com count to 7,736 New York Mets games with no no-no.

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7,735: Mets lose 3rd straight coming out of All-Star break

Saturday, July 17th, 2010
Runs, but not enough

The New York Mets loss their third straight game since the All-Star break Saturday with an 8-4 beating in San Francisco.

Hisanori Takahashi struggled in his start, lasting just 2 2/3 innings while giving up six runs on seven hits and a walk. He lost his no-hitter in the second inning on a Buster Posey single, moving our NoNoHitters.com count to 7,735 New York Mets games without a no-no.

Ike Davis broke the Mets’ 24-inning scoreless streak with a two-run homer in the seventh and added a solo shot in the ninth.

Pablo Sandoval was 3-for-4 with 3 RBIs for the Giants.

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7,734: Giants blank Mets gain, this time behind Zito

Friday, July 16th, 2010
Blanked again!

The Mets again came up scoreless in a pitchers’ duel Monday as the San Francisco Giants blanked New York 1-0 at AT&T Park.

Barry Zito struck out 10 batters and gave up just two hits – a Ruben Tejada single in the third and a Carlos Beltran two-out double in the seventh – over eight solid innings.

The Mets’ lackluster offense wasted a fine effort by Jonathon Niese, who threw seven innings of six-hit ball only to land in the “L” column. The only run he yielded came in the fourth inning when Aubrey Huff scored on a fielder’s choice.

Niese lost his no-hitter in the first inning on an Edgar Renteria double, moving our NoNoHitters.com count to 7,734 New York Mets games with no no-no.

The Mets managed just one more hit on the night – a David Wright single in the ninth off closer Brian Wilson, but Wilson was able to preserve the save for Zito.

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