Mariners No-Hitter: Kevin Millwood And 5 Pitchers Combine To Hold Dodgers Hitless

SEATTLE — A day after getting no-hit by the Mariners, the Los Angeles Dodgers rebounded to beat Seattle 8-3 Saturday as Jerry Hairston Jr. had a career-best five RBIs and Clayton Kershaw struck out a season-high 12.

Hairston had three of the Dodgers' 14 hits, putting Los Angeles ahead with a three-run homer in the first against Jason Vargas (7-5). He added RBI doubles in the third off Vargas and in the eighth against Lucas Luetge.

After missing 16 games with a left hamstring strain, Hairston is hitting .426 with five doubles and 11 RBIs since he was activated from the disabled list on May 25.

Kershaw (5-3), the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner, allowed three runs and four hits in seven innings and struck out the side in the first.

Vargas gave up five runs and nine hits in six innings. A day earlier, six pitchers combined to no-hit Los Angeles.

After struggling through a 33-pitch first, Vargas fell behind 5-0 in the third when Hairston doubled in a run and scored on James Loney's single. Vargas' pitch count was up to 66 by the end of the inning.

After getting seven of his first nine outs with strikeouts, Kershaw gave up a three-run homer to Miguel Olivo in the fourth, his fifth home run of the season.

With a runner on first in the sixth, Kershaw fell behind Olivo 2-0 before getting him to foul out near first.

Dee Gordon stole two bases, raising his season total to 16. He pulled off a double steal with Tony Gwynn Jr. in the ninth, allowing Gwynn Jr. to score on a fielder's choice. Juan Rivera followed with a sacrifice fly.

NOTES: Mariners closer Tom Wilhelmsen is determining what to do with the ball from the final out of Friday night's combined no-hitter. Wilhelmsen said he has it in a "safe place" and isn't sure how to divide it among the six pitchers who no-hit the Dodgers. ... Mariners manager Eric Wedge said Felix Hernandez is on schedule to start Tuesday against the Padres. Hernandez has been experiencing back pain, which caused him to take extra time between starts.

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  Tom Wilhelmsen, Jesus Montero

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  Seattle Mariners catcher Jesus Montero, left, leaps into the arms of closer Tom Wilhelmsen after the final out against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a baseball game Friday, June 8, 2012, in Seattle. The Mariners won 1-0 in a six-pitcher combined no-hitter.

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  Seattle Mariners catcher Jesus Montero, left, celebrates with closer Tom Wilhelmsen after the final out against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a baseball game Friday, June 8, 2012, in Seattle. The Mariners won 1-0 in a six-pitcher combined no-hitter.

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  Closing pitcher Tom Wilhelmsen #54 of the Seattle Mariners celebrates with catcher Jesus Montero #63 after a combined no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Safeco Field on June 8, 2012 in Seattle, Washington. The Mariners defeated the Dodgers 1-0.

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  Members of the Seattle Mariners celebrate after a combined no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Safeco Field on June 8, 2012 in Seattle, Washington. The Mariners defeated the Dodgers 1-0.

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  Closing pitcher Tom Wilhelmsen #54 of the Seattle Mariners and teammates react as Andre Ethier #16 makes the final out of a combined no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Safeco Field on June 8, 2012 in Seattle, Washington. The Mariners defeated the Dodgers 1-0.

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  Relief pitcher Stephen Pryor #46 of the Seattle Mariners pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Safeco Field on June 8, 2012 in Seattle, Washington.

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  Relief pitcher Charlie Furbush #41 of the Seattle Mariners pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Safeco Field on June 8, 2012 in Seattle, Washington.

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  Center fielder Tony Gwynn Jr. #10 of the Los Angeles Dodgers dives for a base hit by Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field on June 8, 2012 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

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  Jerry Hairston #6 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks back at home plate umpire Brian Runge after being called out on strikes to end the fifth inning against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field on June 8, 2012 in Seattle, Washington.

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  Jerry Hairston #6 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks back at home plate umpire Brian Runge after being called out on strikes to end the fifth inning against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field on June 8, 2012 in Seattle, Washington.

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  Michael Saunders #55 of the Seattle Mariners hits a broken bat single against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Safeco Field on June 8, 2012 in Seattle, Washington.

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  Former Seattle Mariners great Edgar Martinez waves to the crowd as he heads to the mound to throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the game between the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Safeco Field on June 8, 2012 in Seattle, Washington.

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  Catcher Jesus Montero #63 of the Seattle Mariners gets up after tumbling to the ground while catching a pop foul by Tony Gwynn Jr. of the Los Angeles Dodgers at Safeco Field on June 8, 2012 in Seattle, Washington. 

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  Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Charlie Furbush throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, June 8, 2012, in Seattle. The Mariners won 1-0 in a six-pitcher combined no-hitter.

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  Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Lucas Luetge comes out against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the eighth inning of a baseball game Friday, June 8, 2012, in Seattle. The Mariners won 1-0 in a six-pitcher combined no-hitter.

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  Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Stephen Pryor throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, June 8, 2012, in Seattle. The Mariners won 1-0 in a six-pitcher combined no-hitter.

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  Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Scott Elbert wipes down after giving up a run to the Seattle Mariners in the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, June 8, 2012, in Seattle.

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  Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki steals second base unchallenged by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, June 8, 2012, in Seattle.

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  Seattle Mariners' Dustin Ackley, right, flips his bat after striking out as Los Angeles Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis prepares to return the ball to the mound in the third inning of a baseball game Friday, June 8, 2012, in Seattle.

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  Los Angeles Dodgers' Elian Herrera reacts to swinging strike against the Seattle Mariners in the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, June 8, 2012, in Seattle. Herrera struck out on the at-bat.

• Ichiro Suzuki

  Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki singles against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third inning of a baseball game Friday, June 8, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

• Kevin Millwood

  Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Kevin Millwood throws to a Los Angeles Dodgers batter in the second inning of a baseball game Friday, June 8, 2012, in Seattle.

• Kevin Millwood

  Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Kevin Millwood throws to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second inning of a baseball game Friday, June 8, 2012, in Seattle.

• Kevin Millwood

  Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Kevin Millwood throws to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second inning of a baseball game Friday, June 8, 2012, in Seattle.

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  Starting pitcher Kevin Millwood #25 of the Seattle Mariners pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Safeco Field on June 8, 2012 in Seattle, Washington.

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  Former Seattle Mariner Edgar Martinez, right, embraces catcher Miguel Olivo after Martinez threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Mariners' baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, June 8, 2012, in Seattle.

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  Former Seattle Mariners great Edgar Martinez throws out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the game between the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Safeco Field on June 8, 2012 in Seattle, Washington.

Comments

[Tomtom2]

01:12 PM on 06/12/2012

Did I enter a parallel Universe when I clicked on the "Mariners No-Hitter" story? Well I just want to let you people know that in my Universe they actually did pitch a no hitter with a combined 5 pitchers.

[psycho vato loco]

10:07 PM on 06/11/2012

after playing 14 games in a row, before the no-hitter.
we'll let seattle have that 1-0 win, although it could have gone either way with one swing of the Dodger bat that night. LA needed an easy lazy off day, they can afford to do that once in while though.

but the next 2 games LA scored 16 runs to seattles 5. how you like that seattle.
now lets see these last 3 games with the angels in the Dodgers' 20 game in a row schedule.

and now........ITS TIME FOR DODGER BASEBALL!!!

[psycho vato loco]

11:03 PM on 06/11/2012

and the LA kings just stomped all over nj 6-1. . . . love it.

too bad those lakers or clippers couldnt do s**t to advance.

well we cant have it all, can we

CONGRATS TO THE LA KINGS

[raging cynic]

11:16 PM on 06/10/2012

Thanks HP for giving me a story completely NOT related to the headline.

[gongoozles]

11:45 AM on 06/10/2012

wow- so much for the cool no-hitter moment.....who cares if the dodgers won the NEXT day?
CONGRATS to the mariner's pitching staff! it wasn't JUST a no hitter, it was a no hitter against one of the best hitting teams in mlb.

[darter22]

11:21 AM on 06/10/2012

Give the game ball to the catcher that caught every pitch. Why is the article about the prior game and not the no hitter?

[bcc75]

07:28 AM on 06/10/2012

Ummm... The headline is about a no-hitter, but the story is about the game on the following day. Anybody else think this is wierd?

[jukesgrrl]

07:37 PM on 06/09/2012

Special congrats to the catcher Jesus Montero who was able to keep track of that craziness.

[mikeodd]

12:42 PM on 06/09/2012

Great job gents! Never would've imagined a no-no on the Seattle side of the Montero/Pineda deal first but tremendous congrats to Jesus!

[Eric Shin]

11:24 AM on 06/09/2012

This is like the baseball equivalent of a gangbang. Double entredres galore

[asiclilpup]

11:14 AM on 06/09/2012

This is what is called team play !

[Blackspeare]

10:40 AM on 06/09/2012

Now we're talking about a new strategy----use a fresh pitcher for each inning!

[Retromancer]

10:28 AM on 06/09/2012

We do things a little differently here in Seattle.

[Melinda Brunner]

10:51 AM on 06/09/2012

Go Mariners!

[Beernuts]

11:41 AM on 06/09/2012

we sure do. we lose, we lose again and we keep losing.

[User61]

04:21 PM on 06/09/2012

Not all Seattle teams are losers ;)

[1jdgriff]

10:27 AM on 06/09/2012

No doubt Dave Niehaus is smiling.

[84pininfarina]

02:26 PM on 06/09/2012

You bet. I can almost hear him say: "I don't believe it. My Oh My".

[Riley Pacheco]

10:23 AM on 06/09/2012

I haven't followed the M's since 2003. I wear an M's cap here in Afghanistan so other Seattleites will strike up a conversation about home.

[1jdgriff]

10:46 AM on 06/09/2012

Thank you for your service.

[stav506]

10:13 AM on 06/09/2012

Humber didn't have a No Hitter.

He had a PERFECT GAME!

Sox!

[mdcorr]

10:58 AM on 06/09/2012

I wish he had done it at the end of this season...it has been a curse for Humber...Go Sox!

[fds]

04:51 PM on 06/09/2012

A perfect game is a no-hitter.

[stav506]

02:01 PM on 06/18/2012

To call it a no hitter and not what it truely was, a perfect game which is MUCH harder to accomplish, cheapens the accomplishment.