Saturday, December 9, 2017

Aaron Sanchez: No-hitter related stats

**Edited to include Sanchez's outing on April 10, 2018**

Aaron Sanchez has never thrown a no-hitter.

Below is a list of his outings where he carried a no-hitter at least 5 innings:

1. 7 innings
 - Date: April 10, 2018
 - Opponent: Orioles
 - Broken up by Tim Beckham
 - Hit: Double through the legs of Donaldson at third (debatable that it should have been an error)
 - Sanchez's final line: 8 innings, 3 hits, 1 ER, 4 K's, 98 pitches, Winning pitcher, Jays won 2-1 on a go-ahead homer from Granderson with two out in the top of the 9th.
 - Video link of Beckham's hit: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/blue-jays-vs-orioles/2018/04/10/529573?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=529573
 - Video link of Sanchez's outing: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/blue-jays-vs-orioles/2018/04/10/529573?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=529573
- Adding a video link of Granderson's go-ahead homer, just for fun: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/blue-jays-vs-orioles/2018/04/10/529573?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=529573
- Also, Osuna became the youngest player ever to earn 100 saves: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/blue-jays-vs-orioles/2018/04/10/529573?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=529573

2. 6 2/3 innings
 - Date: October 2, 2016
 - Opponent: Red Sox
 - Broken up by Hanley Ramirez
 - Hit: Home run over the monster.
 - Sanchez's final line: 7 innings, 2 hits, 1 ER, 6 K's, 97 pitches, Winning pitcher, Jays won 2-1 in a must win game to clinch a playoff appearance.
 - Video link of Hanley's hit: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/blue-jays-vs-red-sox/2016/10/02/449297?#game_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=449297
 - Video link of Sanchez's outing: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/blue-jays-vs-red-sox/2016/10/02/449297?#game_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=449297
- Adding a video link of the final out to clinch the playoff spot just to show how clutch Sanchez's performance was: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/blue-jays-vs-red-sox/2016/10/02/449297?#game_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=449297
- Also, Big Papi's last regular season game: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/blue-jays-vs-red-sox/2016/10/02/449297?#game_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=449297


Longest no hit outing by team

- Blue Jays: 7 innings; see his outing listed above.


Longest no hit outing in the playoffs

- 2 innings on October 9, 2016 against the Rangers in the ALDS.
- 2 innings on October 18, 2016 against the Indians in the ALCS.



First major league start

His first major league start was on April 11, 2015 where he pitched 0 innings before giving up a home run to Alejandro De Aza to right field.

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