Tomoyuki Sugano pitched a no-hitter in the NPB playoffs in an elimination game:
Sugano sent the Yomiuri Giants to the next round of the postseason in style, twirling a no-hitter in the Giants’ 4-0 victory over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Sunday. The win gave the Giants a two-game sweep of the Central League Climax Series First Stage.
“It just feels so great,” Sugano said of his achievement, the first-ever no-hitter in a Climax Series game.
“I don’t know exactly what to say, but I really feel a sense of accomplishment.”
Sugano retired the first 20 batters he faced before walking Tetsuto Yamada with two outs in the seventh. He quickly regrouped to strike out CL RBI champion Wladimir Balentien to end the frame, and then sat down the Swallows in order in the eighth.
“He threw a great game,” Balentien said. “He just threw a great game today. He wasn’t missing his spots, and he had good control.”
A marvelous feat! Dave McNeely, who sent me the link, writes about Sugano’s impressive season here.
from baseballmusings.com https://ift.tt/2QK9IFA
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