One walk away from Don Larson- (For you soccer fans a no hitter is when the opposing team doesn't get a hit)
Roy Halladay waited his entire life to pitch in the postseason.
He did not disappoint.
Halladay threw a no-hitter Wednesday in Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Reds at Citizens Bank Park, which the Phillies won, 4-0. The Reds have had only baserunner: Jay Bruce, who walked on six pitches with two outs in the fifth.
The only previous no-hitter in postseason history was a perfect game thrown by the Yankees' Don Larsen against the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series.
The Reds have had only a couple close calls for hits: a line drive Travis Wood hit hard to right fielder Jayson Werth to end the third and a ground ball Joey Votto hit deep into the hole to shortstop Jimmy Rollins to end the fourth.
The best example of Halladay's dominance? Halladay struck out Reds shortstop Orlando Cabrera on three pitches in the fourth: a 93 mph fastball, a 79 mph curveball and an 85 mph changeup.
Cabrera shook his head after swinging and missing at the third pitch.
Reds pitcher Edinson Volquez endured a nightmarish 1 2/3 innings compared to Halladay. It started when he allowed a one-out double in the first to Shane Victorino, who stole third and scored on Chase Utley's sacrifice fly to right field to hand the Phillies a 1-0 lead.
Victorino made a nice slide to beat the throw from Bruce, hopped up after making a nice slide to beat Bruce's throw and patted home-plate umpire John Hirschbeck.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101006&content_id=15455266&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
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