and first home start when he blanked the Washington Nationals, 7-0, at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday night.
“I watched every one of Nolan Ryan’s no-hitters,” said Lorenzen on the post-game broadcast. “I always wanted to throw one.”spent most of his first seven years in the major leagues with the Cincinnati Reds as a reliever and part-time outfielderHe struck out five and walked four, pushing his pitch count up, but Phillies manager Rob Thomson let him go and he retired the side in order in the ninth.
The last Phillies no-hitter came in 2015 when recently retired Cole Hamels threw a no-hitter in his last start with the organization at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs.