Jonathan Sanchez Throws No-Hitter
July 11, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Baseball
Late Friday night, Jonathan Sanchez dazzled fans of the San Francisco Giants. Aside from an error, Sanchez didn’t allow a baserunner on his way to pitching the first no-hitter of the 2009 baseball season.
Sanchez pitched nine innings, gave up no hits, no walks and struck out 11 batters. His no-hitter improved his record to 3-8 and his ERA to 4.69.
If it wasn’t for Juan Uribe’s error in the eighth inning, Sanchez could have had a perfect game. As it was, Sanchez was obviously happy with his effort.
“It’s the game. It can happen,” Sanchez said of Uribe’s error. “I could have given up a hit, too. It doesn’t matter. I just want to win.”
Due to struggles, this was Sanchez’s first start since June 22nd. His last two appearances were in a relief role.
The Giants were able to beat the San Diego Padres 8-0 to improve their record to 48-38. The loss dropped the Padres to 35-51.
Jonathan Sanchez No-Hitter (Image: Zuma Press)
