Angels 3, Indians 1
Ervin Santana pitched the first no-hitter in the history of Progressive Field as the visiting Los Angeles Angels topped the Cleveland Indians, 3-1, on Wednesday afternoon.
Santana (6-8) struck out 10 and walked one to became the third pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the majors this season. The righthander entered the contest 0-6 against the Indians in 10 career starts.
Peter Bourjos singled in a run, Mike Trout chipped in a sacrifice fly and Torii Hunter scored on a passed ball to provide the offense for the Angels, who have won six of eight.
It was the first complete-game no-hitter for Los Angeles since Mike Witt pitched a perfect game on Sept. 30, 1984. The Angels had a combined no-hitter on April 11, 1990, when Mark Langston went the first seven innings and Witt pitched the final two against the Seattle Mariners.
The Indians got a run in the first when Ezequiel Carrera led off the game and reached on an error by shortstop Erick Aybar. Carerra stole second and moved to third on a groundout before scoring on a wild pitch. Santana did not allow another base runner until issuing a one-out walk in the eighth.
Cleveland, which committed five errors on Wednesday, had not been no-hit since Jim Abbott did it for the New York Yankees on Sept. 4, 1993.
David Huff (1-1) suffered the loss for the Indians.