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- Updated: May 15, 2016
CHICAGO — Thursday marks the eight-year anniversary of Jon Lester’s no-hitter, and the left-hander took a run at celebrating another one.
On Sunday, Lester took the loss despite holding the Pirates hitless through 6 1/3 innings in Pittsburgh’s 2-1 win over Chicago. The Cubs lost for the first time in six games against the Pirates, but are still 15-3 against National League Central teams.
On May 19, 2008, Lester threw a no-no for the Red Sox against the Royals, and if he had done so Sunday, he would’ve been the sixth pitcher with a no-hitter in both leagues. Starling Marte ended the no-hit bid when he singled to right on Lester’s 101st pitch.
Lester said it was hard not to notice what his pitch count was and what the situation was.
“You’ve got two giant scoreboards out there that display everything,” Lester said. “You’ve got giant numbers out there telling you what your pitch count is at, and you’ve got a giant scoreboard telling you that you haven’t …
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