Phillies ace Cole Hamels struck out 13 Cubs in a no-hitter on Saturday in Chicago, the first no-hitter at Wrigley Field since 1972 and the first no-hitter against the Cubs since Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965.
Cubs tweet buries the lede of Hamels no-hitter
Fowler’s two walks were the only time anyone reached base against Hamels on Saturday. To be fair to the Cubs, they did tweet about the no-hitter before the tweet above, acknowledging the first no-hitter against the Cubs in 50 years, and the first at Wrigley Field in 43 years.
Read Article >Clutch catch secures Cole Hamels’ no-hitter
With a 3-2 count at the bottom of the ninth inning and just one more strike to complete Cole Hamels’ no-hitter, you’d think the Chicago Cubs would stop torturing fans and just give Hamels the strike, right? Wrong. they swung for the fences.
The ball almost reached the wall and it looked like centerfielder Odubel Herrera was about to break under the pressure and inadvertently spoil Hamels’ no-no. But a spectacular clutch catch by Herrera secured the win and the no-hitter. Congrats Cole and Odubel. Now let’s celebrate by admiring that catch over and over again.
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Caylor Arnold-USA TODAY SportsHamels struck out a season-high 13 and threw a season-high 129 pitches in his first complete game since Aug. 12, 2013.
The last no-hitter at Wrigley Field was thrown by Cubs pitcher Milt Pappas way back on Sept. 2, 1972. The Cubs hadn’t been no-hit since Sandy Koufax threw a perfect game against them on Sept. 9, 1965.
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