Cody's Blog

For the first time in the Rockies 18 year history, one of their pitchers tossed a no hitter. Rockie ace Ubaldo Jimenez achieved the honor, throwing 128 pitches and striking out 7. Jimenez bid for a perfect game was ruined because he walked six batters, but that was the least of his concerns, as he tossed the first no hitter of this young baseball season. Ubaldo recorded 7 strikeouts, 11 flyouts, 8 groundouts, and a pickoff, and also provided all of the offenses that he would need himself, going 1 for 4 with an RBI as well as a run. What was remarkable was that he was hitting above 95 mph on the radar gun in the 9th inning, and on the last pitch of the game, he touched 97 to get Brian McCann to ground to second base for the final out. Jimenez moves to 3-0 on the season with a 1.29 ERA on the season and has 20 strikeouts, while posting a 1.19 WHIP (walks to hits per innings pitched). The Rockies sit at 6-5 on the season, which is one of the better marks in the National League, and if Jimenez keeps this going, they will again be an NL contender.