MLB News: Dodgers’ Josh Becket Throws No Hitter Against Phillies
Josh Beckett threw 128 pitches without allowing a single run to earn his first career no-hitter in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 6-0 shutout over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday at Citizens Bank Park.
The 34-year old Beckett was simply sensational through nine innings, as he struck out six batters and walked three against a batting lineup consists of a couple of former National League MVPs and four All-Star sluggers.
"I don't think I had no-hit stuff," Beckett said in a post-game presser via ESPN on Sunday. "I just really kept them guessing."
He became the first pitcher to record a no-hitter this season after his career was almost halted for good by a nerve condition that made him unable to feel the ball at the tip of his finger tips.
Beckett, who went 0-5 with a 5.19 ERA in eight games last season, has already recorded his third win of the year and on course of putting more impressive games for the remainder of the season.
"It was awesome. You think about it pretty much from the fourth on. I'm not one of those guys that carried a lot of no-hitters deep into games."
According to Yahoo Sports, Beckett's gem was the 283rd no-hitter in Major League Baseball history and the 21st ever by a Dodger player. The last pitcher in Dodgers uniform to ever pull off a no-hitter before Beckett was Hideo Nomo at Coors Field on September 17, 1996.