Posted on 05/13/2011 6:47:49 PM PDT by sand lake bar
DETROIT -- Detroit's Justin Verlander threw 5 2-3 hitless innings Friday night before finally giving up a hit in his first start since throwing a no-hitter.
Melky Cabrera's RBI triple foiled his bid to become the second pitcher to throw back-to-back no-hitters.
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Oh yeah...they beat KC 3-1
I wouldn’t be shocked to see him throw another no hitter this season.
Dang it! I was hoping he’d get his back-to-back. That woulda meant that both pitchers to accomplish this feat have the same initials of J.V. (Johnny Vandermeer being the other).
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