7,170 on Baker’s 1st-inning single
The Marlins’ Jeff Baker tags Eric Stults for a first-inning single, and the #Padres have gone 7,170 games without a #nohitter.
Dirk Lammers is a veteran journalist who began rooting for the New York Mets in the early-1970s when the team’s no no-hitter count was barely 2,000 games old. Lammers has since turned his research into Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders: More Than a Century of Pitching’s Greatest Feats (Unbridled Books).
7,169 on Crawford’s double
Padres no no-hitter No. 7,169 comes in the first on a Carl Crawford leadoff double.
7,168 comes quickly
Leadoff hitter Carl Crawford drives a hard grounder by second for #Padres game 7,168 with no #nohitter.
Padres no-no count up to 7,167 games
Andrew Cashner yields a 2nd-inning Juan Uribe single for the #Padres 7,167th game without a #nohitter. Sunday night’s Padres opener was actually Game No. 3 for the Dodgers, who opened up the season in Australia by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks two straight games.
Royals claim Schuster, so much for four consecutive no-nos
The Kansas City Royals have claimed Patrick Schuster – the man who threw four consecutive no-hitters in high school – off waivers from the San Diego Padres. Schuster, 23, had accomplished the feat while pitching for Mitchell High School in New Port Richey, Fla. This spring, the lefty allowed two earned runs and 11 hits…
Wisler, Erlin could keep 5th spot warm for Josh Johnson
Padres manager Bud Black is telling MLB.com that Robbie Erlin or Matt Wisler could fill the fifth spot in the starting rotation as Josh Johnson heals from a strained flexor muscle in his forearm. Black says the 21-year-old Wisler has a lot of poise despite his age, and he brings a fastball in the low…