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Posted: 11:47 PM Jul 10, 2009
Giants' Jonathan Sanchez Pitches No-Hitter
Giants hurler Jonathan Sanchez tosses MLB's first no-hitter of 2009.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Jonathan Sanchez, an unlikely candidate, pitched the majors' first no-hitter this season Friday night, dominating the San Diego Padres with an array of pitches in the San Francisco Giants' 8-0 victory.
The 26-year-old left-hander returned to the rotation after a nearly three-week demotion to the bullpen -- and he only got the call because 303-game winner Randy Johnson went on the disabled list earlier this week with a shoulder injury. Sanchez, who had a five-start winless stretch in which he went 0-4, carried a perfect game into the eighth inning before third baseman Juan Uribe booted a routine grounder by Chase Headley for an error.
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