Francisco Liriano had not only never pitched a shutout, he had never pitched a complete game. Tonight, Liriano had a no-hitter, the first for the Twins since 1999. Kind of perfect: He had six walks. I don't think it would have been right if he wasn't even a little wild.
Cole Hamels also pitched a complete game tonight. He was spectacular, and that's not just on the mound. Dude got a triple for his first at-bat and hit a screamer off a 98 mph fastball for his last at-bat. Just your average No. 4 starter.
One more thing: Milton Bradley suspended and fined. SHOCKING.
Courtesy of Jason Stark at ESPN.com:
ReplyDeleteNot only had Liriano not been taking any no-hitters into the ninth on a regular basis lately, he wasn't even regularly taking no-hitters as deep as the SECOND HITTER of the game this year. In three of his previous four starts, he'd given up a hit to the first batter he faced.