Jonathan Sanchez throws Giants’ first no-hitter in 33 years..
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on July 11, 2009
Jonathan Sanchez was simply just making a start on Friday evening in place of the injured Randy Johnson, who is on the 15-day DL with a left shoulder strain.
Turns out, Sanchez ended up pitching the game of his life.
The 26-year old southpaw tossed a no-hitter last night for the San Francisco Giants during their 7-0 win over the San Diego Padres from AT&T Park, as his father Sigfredo was in attendance from Puerto Rico to watch his son pitch for the 1st time.
It was the first no-hitter for the Giants since September 29th, 1976, as John Montefusco no-hit the Braves during San Francisco’s 9-0 win.
Sanchez became the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter since the Chicago Cubs’ Carlos Zambrano did it on September 14th, 2008 against the Houston Astros.
He is also the first southpaw to toss a no-hitter since Boston’s Jon Lester did it against Kansas City on May 19th, 2008.
Interestingly enough, Dave Righetti is the Giants pitching coach & threw a no-hitter on July 4th, 1983 for the New York Yankees in their 4-0 win over the Boston Red Sox.
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