Michael Lorenzen, in his first start at home for the Phillies after Philadelphia acquired him in a trade deadline deal with the Detroit Tigers, no-hit Washington’s Nationals, walking four in a 124-pitch effort in a 7-0 win in Citizens Bank Park. Of the 319 pitchers to throw an official no-hitter, according to MLB, only 41 faced the same team in their next outing, as the Phillies mentioned in their game notes for the series opener between the NL East rivals last night in the nation’s capital.
Going into the outing, Nats’ skipper Davey Martinez said he and his team were prepared for another round with the 31-year-old, nine-year veteran.