PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies right-hander Michael Lorenzen, a trade-deadline acquisition by Philadelphia, threw MLB's fourth no-hitter of the season Wednesday against the Washington Nationals.
He struck out five and walked four in Philadelphia's 7-0 victory, throwing a career-high 124 pitches, 76 of which were for strikes.
Lorenzen, 31, was an All-Star this season for Detroit before the Phillies acquired him at the trade deadline for a minor leaguer. He promptly threw a season-high eight innings of two-run ball in his Phillies debut last week.
Lorenzen spent much of his career as a reliever for the Cincinnati Reds, but he's been exclusively a starter for the Tigers and Los Angeles Angels the past couple seasons.