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Botello Hurls No-Hitter Against Phantoms Wednesday, September 18th , 2047 The no-hitter is one of baseball's truly egalitarian achievements. It's done by the great and the not-so-great alike, and for nearly all of them it represents the pinnacle of a career. New Jersey Devils pitcher Pedro Botello had his moment today at Niagara Falls Casino & Resort, holding the Niagara Falls Phantoms hitless and beating them, 9-0. "Everything was working for him," Phantoms manager Richard Hauser said. "He had a lot of late movement that seemed to cause the guys trouble, especially from the fifth inning on. He was in command." Botello rung up 13 strikeouts, issued 4 walks and faced only 31 hitters in his historic outing. After the game, he spoke to BNN reporters in the New Jersey locker room. "I really got nervous in the last inning," Botello recalled. "I knew I had a chance at a no-hitter but it was hard to stay calm and concentrate. Thank goodness for my catcher. He told me he would do all the thinking and I could just concentrate on hitting his glove." This season Botello has compiled a 8-8 mark, 2.76 ERA and made 19 starts. |
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