PHILADELPHIA — Michael Lorenzen threw the 14th no-hitter in Philadelphia Phillies historical past, a stunning efficiency in solely his second begin together with his new group, which beat the Washington Nationals 7-0 on Wednesday night time.
The 31-year-old Lorenzen (7-7) struck out 5, walked 4 and improved to 2-0 since he was acquired from Detroit on the commerce deadline for a minor leaguer.
Lorenzen retired Lane Thomas on a grounder to open the ninth and struck out Joey Meneses trying. The crowd of 30,406 erupted when Lorenzen retired Dominic Smith on a flyball on his 124th pitch to finish the sport. Lorenzen flipped his cap backward and was mobbed by his teammates in a rowdy celebration close to the plate.
Lorenzen’s mom Cheryl and spouse Cassi wept within the stands throughout the last out, with Cassi holding their child daughter, June.
The Phillies acquired the right-hander to stabilize their rotation because the defending National League champions battled the San Francisco Giants for the highest wild-card spot.
Lorenzen pushed his pitch depend to the purpose the place it was questionable if Phillies supervisor Rob Thomson would let him end the sport. But he saved the ball and have become the primary Phillies pitcher to throw a no-hitter since Cole Hamels on July 25, 2015 towards the Cubs. Hamels retired final week.
Washington was no-hit for the primary time in its 19 seasons because the franchise moved from Montreal.
Lorenzen, an All-Star this season for the Tigers, threw a season-high eight innings of two-run ball in his Phillies debut final week.
Lorenzen spent a lot of his profession as a reliever for the Reds, however he’s been completely a starter for the Tigers and Los Angeles Angels the previous couple seasons.
The no-hitter was the fourth within the majors this season. Houston’s Framber Valdez threw one towards Cleveland on Aug. 1. New York Yankees right-hander Domingo Germán pitched an ideal sport at Oakland on June 28, and Matt Manning, Alex Lange and Jason Foley of Detroit threw a mixed no-no towards Toronto on July 8.
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