By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Josh Beckett has just thrown a no-hitter at Citizens Bank Park. The Dodgers won 6-0 over the Philadelphia Phillies.
This is the first no-hitter in his career. It is also the first no-hitter of the 2014 season.
“I’m really touched by that,” Beckett, who threw 80 strikes in his 128-pitch gem said, after receiving the rubber from the mound. “The Phillies showed what a class organization they are by getting that to me. I thought maybe they would send it to L.A. But to get it that quickly really meant something. I have a pretty big ranch, I’ll figure out someplace to put it.”
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Last season, there were three no-hitters in Major League Baseball. Henderson Alvarez was the last to throw a no-hitter with the Miami Marlins.
Tim Lincecum also threw a no-hitter for the San Francisco Giants. Homer Bailey also threw one for the Cincinnati Reds.
It is the first 9-inning no-hitter against the Phillies since 1969. There was a 5-inning no-hitter against the Phils in 1988.
Pascal Perez threw the 5th-inning no-hitter in 1988. Bob Forsch had the 1969 no-hitter.
It is the 21st no-hitter in Dodgers history. He is the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter for the Dodgers since September 17th, 1996, when Hideo Nomo no-hit the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.
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He struck out Phillies second baseman Chase Utley with a strike three in a 3-2 count right down the middle of the plate. Utley did not swing, and the team rushed the mound to celebrate with Beckett.
“I didn’t think about the no-hitter,” said Beckett, who took a deep breath before No. 3 hitter Chase Utley. “I thought, ‘Chase Utley is up next. I have to deal with him.'”
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