Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels has pitched his first no-hitter, defeating the Chicago Cubs, 5-0, today at Wrigley Field.
The 31-year-old was part of combined no-hitter last season when he went six innings in a 7-0 victory over the Braves in Atlanta on Sept. 1, 2014.
Hamels (6-7) struck out 13 batters and walked two over nine innings on 129 pitches -- 83 for strikes. It was the 13th no-hitter in Phillies franchise history.
It was the third no-hitter of the 2015 season. The last no-hitter in the majors came on June 20 by Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals in a 6-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and San Francisco Giants rookie Chris Heston pitched one on June 9 in a 5-0 win over the New York Mets.