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…
DetailsThe Houston Astros’ Jarred Cosart threw five innings of perfect baseball against the Washington Nationals on Wednesday, striking out nine batters by mixing up a fastball in the 90s with a wicked breaking ball. Houston’s Raul Valdes took the ball for the sixth inning but lost the no-hitter on a single by Nationals second-baseman Anthony…
DetailsA happy 70th birthday to former Padres outfielder Cito Gaston, who in 1970 was put in to pinch hit for Clay Kirby by manager Preston Gomez despite Kirby having a no-hitter through eight innings. San Diego was down 1-0 to the New York Mets at the time. Gaston struck out, reliever Jack Baldschun gave up…
DetailsThe Marlins have just accomlished something that no other Major League team can claim – they no-hit a team in the country of Panama. Four Miami pitchers combined for the 5-0 no-no against the New York Yankees in a game in Panama City honoring former Yankees’ closer Mariano Rivera. Brad Hand threw the first five…
DetailsOur Padres no no-no count is now functional and ready to climb to 7,167 unless someone can pull a Bob Feller against the L.A. Dodgers in 16 days. Feller, a Hall of Famer who pitched for the Cleveland Indians, is the only hurler to have thrown a no-hitter on Opening Day. The Cleveland Plain Dealer…
DetailsHappy 35th birthday to Johan Santana, the man who ended the New York Mets’ no no-hitters streak and passed the torch to the San Diego Padres. Here’s our original post from June 1, 2012: The streak ends at 8,019: Santana no-hits Cards For the first time in 8,019 games, a New York Mets game has…
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