We had High Hopes and we got it – Michael Lorenzen, making just his second start as a Phillie and first at Citizens Bank Park, etched himself into the history books on Wednesday night by completing the 14th no-hitter in franchise history in a 7-0 win over the Nationals!
Lorenzen threw a career-high 124 pitches in his 64th career start, walking four and striking out five in spinning the fourth no-no in MLB this year. It’s the first by a Phillies hurler since July 25, 2015 when Cole Hamels did it against the Cubs at Wrigley Field, and the first Phils no-hitter at CBP since Roy Halladay’s in Game 1 of the 2010 NLDS against the Reds.
It is, on the flip side, the first time the Washington Nationals have been no-hit in 24 years, and the first time since moving to D.C.; they had been no-hit four times as the Expos, including once by the Phillies – Tommy Greene did it in 1991 – but the last time the franchise was no-hit was David Cone’s perfect game for the Yankees in July 1999.
Lorenzen, who was acquired on August 1 from the Tigers for a minor-leaguer, already had a gem in his first start as a Phil, throwing eight innings of two-run ball in a win over the Marlins last Tuesday.
Now, he has history.
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