No-No for Liriano

The Minnesota Twins' Francisco Liriano became the first pitcher in 2011 to throw a no-hitter as he beat the White Sox 1-0 last night. Liriano threw 123 pitches and walked 6, but got 3 double play balls and retired Adam Dunn on a line drive to short to end the game. It was Liriano's first career complete game in 95 starts, and his performance was even more impressive considering that coming into the game he was just 1-4 with an ERA of 9.13 allowing 24 runs and 27 hits in 23 2/3 innings. Even with the shutout, his ERA is still 6.61. It was the 7th no-hitter in the history of the franchise and the Twins first since September of 1999 when Eric Milton no hit the Angels. Ironically, Liriano's opponent in this one, Edwin Jackson, recorded a no-hitter last season when pitching for Arizona against Tampa Bay.

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