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Marlins’ Volquez pitches season’s 1st no-hitter

EDINSON Volquez pitched the 6th no-hitter in Miami Marlins history on Saturday, his gritty effort on an emotional day ending in a 3-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Volquez, 33, struck out all three of the batters he faced in the 9th inning to complete the first no-hitter of the 2017 Major League Baseball season.

The Chicago Cubs’ Jake Arrieta tossed the league’s last no-hitter on April 21, 2016.

Volquez achieved the feat despite pitching with a heavy heart on what would have been the 26th birthday of his late friend and former teammate Yordano Ventura.

Kansas City Royals pitcher Ventura died after a car accident in their native Dominican Republic in January.

Volquez said he was thinking about his late friend during the game.

“I’m pretty sure he’s in the right place right now, enjoying this moment right now,” said Volquez, who dedicated his no-no to Ventura and Jose Fernandez, the Marlins pitcher from Cuba who died last year in a boating accident at the age of 24.

“I was pretty close to him in Kansas City for two years. He passed away, and it really hurt,” Volquez said of Ventura. “It was special for me to dedicate the game to him.”

Volquez finished with a total of 10 strikeouts to become the first Marlin to pitch a no-hitter since Henderson Alvarez on September 29, 2013.

The last time the Diamondbacks were held without a hit was by Marlins hurler Anibal Sanchez on September 6, 2006.

Volquez faced 27 batters, throwing 65 of his 98 pitches for strikes.




 

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