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Metsblog | June 4, 2018

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By Andy Martino | 2:00PM

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Mike Baxter preserved Santana's no-no in the seventh inning, crashing into the left field wall to rob Yadier Molina of a hit. Baxter was injured on the play and left the game. (AP)

It's June 1, 2012, top of the seventh inning, and a Mets fan from Whitestone is in left field. Mike Baxter is hoping to be part of something that he never saw as a kid: A no-hitter by the home team.

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina comes up with one out, and hits a 3-1 pitch from Johan Santana in Baxter's direction.

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