Phils Beat Braves With First Combined No-Hitter Ever

Four Phillies pitchers on Monday threw the franchise’s first-ever combined no-hitter to beat the Braves, 7-0.

The final out was Braves infielder Phil Gosselin, who’s from West Chester and is a Malvern Prep graduate, Philadelphia Inquirer sports reporter Matt Gelb Tweeted.

Cole Hamels, Jake Diekman, Ken Giles and Jonathan Papelbon were the four Phillies pitchers who came together for the first combined no-hitter in 132 years, The Philadelphia Inquirer said. It was only the 12th overall no-hitter ever, the Inquirer said.

The last time there was a combined no-hitter in Major League Baseball was June 8, 2012, the Inquirer said, when six pitchers from the Seattle Mariners did it. So it’s a big deal not just for the Phillies, but for baseball as a whole.

Did you catch the historic game?