Ervin Santana pitches no-hitter for Angels - MLB - Yahoo! Sports

CLEVELAND (AP)—Sharp from his first pitch, Ervin Santana(notes) came full cycle against the Cleveland Indians.

Santana threw the first solo no-hitter for the Angels in nearly 27 years and exacted some long overdue revenge, leading Los Angeles over the Indians 3-1 Wednesday.


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This was the first no-hitter at Progressive Field, a ballpark that opened as Jacobs Field in 1994. And it marked quite a bit of role reversal for the 28-year-old righty.

Santana made his big league debut on this very same field on May 17, 2005, and the Indians gave him a rude welcome. The first four batters he faced in the majors teamed up to hit for the cycle—Grady Sizemore(notes) led off with a triple, Coco Crisp(notes) doubled, Travis Hafner(notes) singled and Ben Broussard homered."

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