Iwakuma becomes 2nd from Japan to throw MLB no-hitter

[WorldNews]

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Hisashi Iwakuma became just the second Japanese pitcher to throw a no-hitter and the fourth in Major League Baseball this season, striking out seven Wednesday as the Seattle Mariners blanked the Baltimore Orioles, 3-0. Hideo Nomo is the only other Japanese pitcher to throw a no-hitter, achieving the feat twice in 1996 as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers and in 2001 with the Boston Red Sox. An over-the-shoulder catch from third baseman Kyle Seager in foul territory and a game-ending grab in center field by outfielder Austin Jackson ended a knife-edged ninth inning and allowed Iwakuma to get the no-hitter.

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