Happy 36th birthday to the Seattle Mariners’ Hisashi Iwakuma, who broke a streak of 12 straight National League no-hitters by throwing one against the Baltimore Orioles last year. At Safeco Field on August 12, 2015, the 6-foot-3, 210-pound right-hander struck out seven and walked three while holding the Orioles hitless for a 3-0 victory. Kyle…
DetailsThe Los Angeles Dodgers’ Adrian González tagged San Diego Padres starter Jhoulys Chacin for a second-inning ground-rule double Monday as the Friars’ no no-hitter streak hit 7,653 games. The hits kept coming, as the Dodgers topped the Padres 14-3 at Opening Day at Dodger Stadium.
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Eight Los Angeles Angels pitchers combined to no-hit the Seattle Mariners Friday for a 4-0 win Cactus League at Tempe Diablo Stadium. It marked the second no-hitter of the 2017 spring training season, with the New York Yankees no-hitting the Detroit Tigers just a week ago. The Angels’ Bud Norris began the game by throwing…
DetailsLarry McKeon and Charlie Geggus, the earliest no-hitter throwers to have their games tossed off the official list, were both born on this date. McKeon, born on this date in 1866, threw a six-inning no-hitter for the American Association’s Indianapolis Hoosiers on Tuesday, May 6, 1884. The Hoosiers were locked in a scoreless tie in…
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Wishing a happy 38th birthday to Mark Buehrle, who threw a no-hitter and a perfect game for the Chicago White Sox. Buehrle no-hit the Texas Rangers on April 18, 2007, for a 6-0 victory at U.S. Cellular Field while facing the minimum 27 batters. Buehrle had picked off Sammy Sosa from first after the designated…
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A trio of New York Yankees pitchers on Friday tossed a spring training no-hitter against the Detroit Tigers. Masahiro Tanaka threw 4⅓ innings of no-hit ball at Lakeland’s at Joker Merchant Stadium before turning the ball over to Chasen Shreve (⅔ innings) and then Jordan Montgomery (4 innings) for the 3-0 win. View all the…
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