Kevin Millwood spun six no-hit innings before leaving with a groin injury, and the bullpen did the rest as the Mariners used six pitchers to no-hit the Dodgers on Friday.
Combined No-Hitter A Rare Baseball Feat
Members of the Seattle Mariners celebrate after a combined no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington. The Mariners defeated the Dodgers 1-0. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) Getty ImagesThis wouldn’t ordinarily be a big deal, but he had a no-hitter going. And the game was scoreless.
This was the 276th recognized no-hitter in MLB history (233rd in the “modern era”, since 1901), but this is just the tenth that involved more than one pitcher.
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In the top of the fourth inning, Gordon tried to bunt for a base hit. This is early enough in the game to avoid the unwritten-rules snafu, so it was perfectly fine in baseball etiquette. Plus, the unwritten rules go on and on and on. Here’s one that you didn’t even know existed:
You can’t bunt for a hit to break up a no-hitter after the sixth inning. Unless, like, Kevin Millwood is pitching. Because he isn’t pitching a no-hitter. Come on. Not happening. I mean, unless he hurts his groin and comes out for a reliever. And what are the odds on that? Like, a billion-to-one.
Read Article >Mariners Toss Combined No-Hitter Against Dodgers
The no-hitter was the third in Mariners history, and the first since Chris Bosio in 1993.
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