BOISE, Idaho — This Day In Sports…August 12, 2015, 10 years ago today:

Seattle’s Hisashi Iwakuma becomes only the second Japanese pitcher ever to throw a major league no-hitter when he blanks Baltimore 3-0 at Safeco Field. It was also the first no-hitter by an American Leaguer since Mariners teammate Felix Hernandez’s perfect game three years earlier—and it was Iwakuma’s first career complete game.

Iwakuma had been on the injured list for much of the first half of 2015 but had steadily built momentum since returning to the rotation in early July. The right-hander was peaking when he faced the Orioles, and he used his signature splitter to handcuff the O’s, allowing just three walks and striking out seven. Iwakuma threw 116 pitches and retired 14 of the final 15 batters he faced. M’s cen

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