Marlins rookie Sanchez tosses no-hitter
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Rookie Anibal Sanchez threw the Major   League's first no-hitter in over two years to lead the Florida   Marlins past the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0 on Wednesday at   Dolphin Stadium.
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Shannon Stewart was looking for guidance as he stepped to the plate. Hoping for a hit -- with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and Curt Schilling's no-hitter on the line -- he peaked over at venerable third base coach Rene Lachemann. But that was a waste of time.
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Clay Buchholz throws a no-hitter in his second major league start, baffling the Orioles in the Red Sox's 10-0 victory Saturday night.
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Al Leiter is returning to the Marlins, but Carl Pavano appears to be a goner. Leiter, a left-hander who threw the franchise&#39;s first no-hitter in 1996 and helped the team win its first World Series in 1997, signed a one-year $8 million contract Wednesday.
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Giants rookie QB throws for two TDs, but Randle El steals show in Pittsburgh&#39;s 33-30 win. By Gary R. Blockus. EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ | Eli Manning finally produced the game everybody felt he could after being selected as the No.
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Walking Barry Bonds intentionally to load the bases in the 10th inning turned out to be the wrong move for Florida &#151; because Rudy Seanez then walked pinch-hitter A.J. Pierzynski on four pitches. Pierzynski's walk forced home the tiebreaking run in the San Francisco Giants' 6-5 win over the Marlins on Wednesday night. It was just his 14th walk in 397 plate appearances.
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The Florida Marlins ignored their unusual surroundings to record a 6-3 win over the Montreal Expos on Monday. Hurricane Ivan forced the Marlins to play the match at Chicago White Sox&#39;s home stadium, the first
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ANAHEIM - Ichiro went 5-for-5 to break his own rookie mark with his 243rd hit this season as the Mariners overpowered the Angels 7-3 on Tuesday.
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Dodgers manager Grady Little knows what a Derek Lowe no-hitter looks like. So when Lowe dominated the Pittsburgh Pirates for six exceptional innings, Little began thinking he might be watching baseball history repeat itself.
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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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When a hot ground ball broke the tip of his right index finger, Padres shortstop Khalil Greene&#39;s chances for Rookie of the Year also were fractured.
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Outfielder Jason Bay became the first Pittsburgh Pirate to win the National League Rookie of the Year, as he was voted the honor on Monday.
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Oakland shortstop Bobby Crosby has been named American League Rookie of the Year, with Pittsburgh outfielder Jason Bay winning the NL award.
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Just back from the minors, Rick Vanden Hurk took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the Florida Marlins defeated the Atlanta Braves 5-1 Tuesday night to split a doubleheader.
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A night after Florida's Anibal Sanchez pitched the major leagues' first no-hitter in more than two years, the Marlins couldn't stop giving up hits. Ryan Howard hit his 54th home run &#151; his 10th in 15 games &#151; and Chris Coste, Chase Utley and Jeff Conine also homered in the Philadelphia Phillies' 14-8 victory Thursday night.
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Maybe the next time a Boston pitcher takes a no-hit bid into the ninth inning, he'll listen to catcher Jason Varitek. Curt 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 Schilling shook off his catcher.
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Meanwhile, back at the ranch . . . An entire other baseball universe exists. While Daisuke Matsuzaka and the rest of the varsity were taking on the Florida Marlins across the state in Jupiter, the hopefuls and the wannabes were going about their business at the Red Sox minor league complex. Among them was a rookie ...