Major League Roundup: Smoltz Takes No-Hitter Into the Eighth Inning
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John Smoltz has accomplished plenty in his career. A no-hitter will have to wait.
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Cesar Izturis hit a tiebreaking, two-run double in the 10th inning, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers overcome another shaky start by Hideo Nomo and rally past the Colorado Rockies 8-6 Friday night.
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Clay Buchholz threw a no-hitter in his second major league start, just hours after being called up by the Boston Red Sox.
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A 23-year-old rookie pitcher stole some attention from the slugger soon to be 43. That was probably just fine with Barry Bonds. Tim Lincecum pitched four-hit ball for eight innings, Pedro Feliz homered and drove in three runs and the San Francisco Giants won again without a hit from Bonds, beating the Milwaukee Brewers 8-0 on Saturday.
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After beating his good friend and becoming the first pitcher with 200 wins and 150 saves, John Smoltz acknowledged that this wasn't just another baseball game.
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Chien-Ming Wang worked seven innings and held Boston to one hit. Curt Schilling pitched six innings, allowing two runs, both on opposite-field home runs by Robinson Cano.
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When Randy Johnson lost a no-hitter in the seventh inning against Kansas City on Wednesday, Joe Torre actually felt relief rather than disappointment. "I'm not sure he wants to pitch a no-hitter at this point in time," the Yankees' manager said.
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John Smoltz won for the first time in four starts, and Marcus Giles had an RBI double in the seventh to help the Atlanta Braves beat the Florida Marlins 2-1 on Saturday night.
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Atlanta starter John Smoltz becomes baseball's first pitcher with 200 wins and 150 saves after the Braves' 2-1 win over the Mets.
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Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers fired the second no-hitter of the Major League season on Tuesday, pitching his team to a 4-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Right-handed pitcher Miguel Batista of the Arizona Diamondbacks allowed a seventh-inning, two-run home run to Frank Thomas of the Oakland Athletics, ending his no-hit bid on Saturday afternoon.
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1934 &#151; Daffy Dean of the St. Louis Cardinals pitched a no-hitter against the Brooklyn Dodgers for 3-0 victory in the second game of an Ebbets Field doubleheader. Daffy's brother, Dizzy, held Brooklyn hitless for eight innings in the opener and won 13-0.
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Johan Santana becomes the first 17-game winner in the major leagues, allowing two hits over eight scoreless innings as MinnesotaÃÂ tops Tampa Bay, 8-0.
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1904 &#151; Jesse Tannehill of the Boston Red Sox pitched a no-hitter, beating the Chicago White Sox 6-0.
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Maybe the next time Curt Schilling is one out away from pitching a no-hitter, he'll trust his catcher. Schilling came within one out of his first career no-hitter Thursday, losing his bid when Shannon Stewart lined a clean single to right field after the Red Sox pitcher shook off catcher Jason Varitek. Schilling finished with a one-hitter as Boston beat the Oakland Athletics 1-0.
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Jose Reyes hit a grand slam to cap a seven-run fourth, John Maine extended his scoreless streak to 23 innings and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-1 on Sunday night.
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On the biggest night of his breakout season, Beltre hit a tying home run off closer John Smoltz in the ninth inning on Friday and a game-winning shot in the 11th to give Los Angeles a 3-2 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves.