Seattle no-hitter all about team defense.

Friday, June 8th the Seattle Mainers completed a "combined no-hitter" over the LA Dodgers. Kevin Millwood threw 18 outs, then 5 relievers got the next 9. Surprisingly to me - this marks only the 10th time in baseball history that a team has accomplished a combined no-hitter.

Former Toronto Blue Jay, Brandon League pitched the last two outs of the 8th as the Dodgers almost score a run with-out getting a hit. Dodgers' Bobby Abreu decides not to tempt fate from 3rd base on a sharply hit ball off League - to left fielder Chone Figgins. I'm surprised Abreu didn't chance it. The catch was the second out, down a run, late, and on the road ... in a no-hitter. The next play's a ground out leaving runners at 2nd and 3rd.


Great re-cap video here:

LAD@SEA: Six Mariners pitchers combine on no-hitter
Seattle's combined no-hitter 06/09/12 (5:49)
6/8/12: After Kevin Millwood exits early with an injury, five relievers combine to pick up their starter and finish the no-hitter

 (Embed, courtesy MLB Advanced Media.)

Pitchers: Kevin Millwood, Charlie Furbush, Stephen Pryor, Lucas Luetge, Brandon League, Tom Wilhelmsen.

Box Score

Inning      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  R  H  E
LA Dodgers  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0  0  0
Seattle     0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 x  1  8  1

Mariners Pitching

Seattle          IP   H  R ER BB SO HR  ERA
Millwood         6.0  0  0  0  1  6  0  3.57
Furbush          0.2  0  0  0  0  1  0  3.15
Pryor(W, 1-0)    0.1  0  0  0  2  1  0  2.08
Luetge(H, 4)     0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.00
League(H, 3)     0.2  0  0  0  0  1  0  3.67
Wilhelmsen(S, 3) 1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  3.38
Totals           9.0  0  0  0  3  9  0  4.06

Box Score LAD @ SEA 06/08/12: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_06_08_lanmlb_seamlb_1&mode=box&partnerId=LR_box



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