Just two weeks ago Jonathan Sanchez was demoted to the Giants bullpen after starting the season with a 2-8 record and an ERA of over five.
It looked as if the no-hitter would be broken up with one out in the 9th inning after San Diego's Edgar Gonzalez hit one hard to centerfield. The entire waterfront-ballpark thought it was out, but instead Aaron Rowand made a spectacular, leaping catch at the wall to keep the no-no intact.
Sanchez took the final out by throwing a pitch right down the middle for a called strike three that froze batter Everth Cabrera. The place went wild.
To really put this all into perspective, Sanchez wasn't even suppose to start Friday night's game against the Padres. Randy Johnson was suppose to be the starter, but was put on the disabled list with a shoulder injury. That left the door wide open for Sanchez to get a second chance.
If this ends up proving to be a turnaround for Sanchez's game, then imagine how good this Giants pitching staff will really be? Pretty scary stuff. Well, if you're the opposing team.
After watching Sanchez's brilliant performance, the Giants' front office might have a little more trouble deciding one whether to trade this kid or not.
Sanchez's Stats
- 110 pitches
- 77 strikes
- 11 strikeouts
- 19 out of the 28 batters faced were thrown first pitch strikes
- No walks
- 1 error by Juan Uribe in the 8th (Would've been first perfect game in MLB in five years)
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