For those who questioned Jered Weaver AS status...

Halonut said:

pitched an absolute gem today, 7ip 2h 0r 11k. for the year he is now 7-3 3.04era 94.2ip 82h 23bb 107k(mlb leader) 1.11whip

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vetsgt02 said:

He is the only pitcher in MLB history to pitch a NO hitter for a loss.

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vetsgt02 said:

He is the only pitcher in MLB history to pitch a NO hitter for a loss.

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darocker80 said:

vetsgt02 said:

He is the only pitcher in MLB history to pitch a NO hitter for a loss.

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no there was another. bob costas talked about it on mlb network.

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[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-hitter#No-hitters_in_a_losing_effort said:

Wikipedia[/url]]No-hitters in a losing effort

Unlike a perfect game, in which no batters reach base, in regular no-hitters batters can reach base in other ways, such as a walk, an error, or a hit batsman, thus it is possible for the team pitching the no-hitter to lose. On April 23, 1964, Ken Johnson of the Houston Colt .45s became the only pitcher to lose a complete game no-hitter in nine innings when he was beaten 1-0 by Cincinnati. The winning run was scored by Pete Rose in the top of the ninth inning via an error, groundout, and another error.[10] In 1967, Steve Barber and Stu Miller of the Baltimore Orioles pitched a combined no-hitter, but lost 2-1 to the Detroit Tigers.[11] Also see "Shortened no-hitters" for no-hitters thrown by the visiting team while losing.

Shortened no-hitters

A game that cannot continue due to weather or darkness may be considered a completed official game, as long as at least five innings have been completed. Until 1991, any such game in which a pitcher held the opposing team without hits was considered an official no-hitter; however under the current rule, a no-hitter must last for at least nine innings to count. As the rule was applied retroactively, thirty-six games in which a no-hitter was interrupted by weather or darkness, with lengths ranging from 5 to 8 innings, are no longer considered no-hitters.

In games where the home team leads after the top of the ninth, the visiting pitcher will only pitch 8 innings, and so can complete a full game without allowing a hit but not be credited with an official no-hitter. This has happened four times in MLB history: Silver King (1890), Andy Hawkins (1990), and Matt Young (1992) pitched complete games without allowing a hit, but pitched only 8 innings as the losing pitcher from the visiting team, and thus are not credited with a no-hitter.[12][13] On June 28, 2008, Jered Weaver and José Arredondo of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim threw 8 no-hit innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, but lost the game 1-0 and are not credited with a no-hitter. This is the first near no-hitter of this kind in which more than one pitcher was involved.

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