Sun Sports To Re-Air Garza No-Hitter At Noon

Via RaysIndex’s Twitter account:

SunSports to re-air Garza’s no-no at noon. If DVRing, u need to record 1hr after as replay will be 3hrs, not 2.

A three hour spot suggests complete post-game coverage will be included in the re-broadcast.

Second No Hitter At Tropicana Field

After Edwin Jackson threw 149 pitches for a no hitter at Tropicana Field last month, Garza threw 120 pitches in his no-no – the second no-hitter at Tropicana Field this season.

Qualcomm Stadium was the last venue to host two no-hitters in a single season, and that happened in 2001.

Garza In Ninth: 'Just Battle, Just Finish'

“That ninth inning,” Garza said, “I kept telling myself, ‘Just finish it, just finish it, just battle, battle. If it’s meant to happen, it’s going to happen.’”

Read more at Bradenton.com

Draysbay Game Recap Of Garza's No-Hitter

Full game summary of tonight’s event has been posted over at Draysbay, Sb Nation’s official Rays blog. While there is much more to the post (and fan comments after the post), these words from Erik Hahmann deserved highlighting:

There’s really not much else to say. Matt Garza was nearly perfect tonight. On national television. In a Rays uniform. Of course, he was helped out by the bat of Matt Joyce After being held hitless for 5.2 IP by Max Scherzer, the Rays loaded the bases with Joyce at the plate. After working the count full, Joyce blasted a grand slam into the right field seats, letting Rays fans breathe a big sigh of relief. The Rays also made some fine defensive plays to keep the no-no intact. Ben Zobrist made a running/leaping grab in right field, and Carl Crawford caught a ball in the 8th inning that he nearly lost in the lights.

After being on the wrong end of three no hitters in the past year, it feels FANTASTIC to get to see what it feels like on the other side.

Rays Had Been No-Hit Victims In Past

Over on SB Nation’s MLB hub, Jeff Sullivan poured water on giddy Rays fans by reminding us how the Rays had been victimized several times (including two perfect games in less than a year).

Suffering the lows, however, makes experiencing the highs that much sweeter. And tonight is one sweet experience for Rays fans.

Garza's Is 5th No Hitter In 2010

In the 2010 campaign, there have now been 5 no-hitters, including two against the Tampa Bay Rays.

The highest number of no-hitters thrown in a season is eight, in 1884. The most thrown in one year in the modern era (since 1901) is seven, in both 1990 and 1991, making for the most in any two-year span, with fourteen.

Pitchers are just about on pace to throw 9 no-hitters this season, which would break the record.

Garza On His No-Hitter: 'Great Night, Great Win'

“Great night, great win,” Garza said. “We played great defense. Whenever the ball was hit on the ground, these guys were there. And we had timely hitting.”

From MLB.com

Rays Become One Of 28 MLB Clubs To Record A No-Hitter

Tampa Bay, going into tonight’s contest, was one of only 3 teams that have never had a no-hitter pitched by one of their pitching staff. The other two teams are the New York Mets and the San Diego Padres.

One can note the Washington Nationals have never had a no-hitter, but the team did accomplish this under it’s previous moniker (the Montreal Expos).

Rays History: Matt Garza Pitches No-Hitter

No runs. No hits. No errors. One walk. Six strikeouts.

And the first no-hitter in Tampa Bay Rays history.

Matt Garza reached that monument Monday at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg against the Detroit Tigers. The Rays won the ballgame 5-0 with thanks to the long-ball from the likes of Matt Joyce and Carl Crawford. Joyce hit a grand slam home run in the 6th inning, the game's first hit. Carl Crawford hit a solo shot to dead center field in the top of the ninth to pad the lead.

But the major feat for the evening was Garza's masterful work on the mound.