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Volquez throws no-hitter, Marlins top Diamondbacks 3-0

A pile of batting practice balls with MLB Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr on them during warm-ups prior to the first inning of a baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, June 6, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) Photo: Associated Press


TIM REYNOLDS, AP Sports Writer

MIAMI (AP) — Edinson Volquez has thrown the sixth no-hitter in Miami Marlins history, facing the minimum 27 batters and beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-0 on Saturday.

Volquez (2-7) struck out 10, and the two baserunners who reached on walks were erased by double plays. He needed 98 pitches, the last of those striking out Chris Owings to complete the masterpiece.

It’s the first no-hitter in the majors this season, and the first time Arizona was no-hit since the Marlins’ Anibal Sanchez threw one on Sept. 6, 2006.

Volquez was nearly knocked out of the game after only three pitches, when he collided with Diamondback leadoff man Rey Fuentes as he covered first and rolled his ankle.

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Date: 6/3/2017 3:53 PM
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