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Phillies' Roy Halladay Throws Historic No-Hitter

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:09:20 CDT

Talk about a postseason debut. Roy Halladay threw the second no-hitter in postseason history, leading the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 in Game 1 of the NL division series today. Don Larsen is the only other pitcher to throw a postseason no-hitter. He threw a perfect game for...

Phillies Get Halladay; Lackey, BoSox Near Deal

Will McCahill — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:23:00 CST

Baseball’s hot stove was boiling mightily today, with the Philadelphia Phillies making the biggest news, reaching a deal to land Toronto right-hander Roy Halladay. That move could be part of a three-team trade, Jayson Stark hears, with Philadelphia sending left-hander Cliff Lee to Seattle. Toronto and Seattle would receive mainly...

Halladay Stays; ChiSox Get Peavy

Will McCahill — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:03:56 CDT

The biggest move on today’s baseball trading deadline looks to be one that wasn’t made, Fox Sports reports: Toronto kept ace right-hander Roy Halladay, who’d drawn interest from contenders in both leagues. The biggest name dealt was right-hander Jake Peavy, sent from San Diego to the Chicago White Sox for...

Halladay, Lincecum Will Start MLB All-Star Game

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:00:01 CDT

Tim Lincecum and Roy Halladay were selected today as the starting pitchers for tomorrow night's All-Star game in St. Louis. Lincecum, last year's National League Cy Young Award winner, is 10-2 with a 2.33 ERA for the San Francisco Giants; he got the nod from NL manager Charlie Manuel....

Indians' Lee Cruises to AL Cy Young

Will McCahill — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:45:01 CST

Left-hander Cliff Lee, who had to compete just to get on the Cleveland Indians’ regular-season roster, became the team’s second consecutive American League Cy Young Award winner today, easily outdistancing Toronto’s Roy Halladay, MLB.com reports. Lee led the league with a 22 wins and a 2.54 ERA; he...

Stairs' Slam Lifts Jays Over Twins

Doug Sweeney — Wed, 14 May 2008 22:59:58 CDT

Matt Stairs hit a grand slam and Roy Halladay rebounded from a shaky start to help the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Wednesday night. Halladay (4-5) has been the victim of poor run support all season, getting only 3.14 runs per outing entering Wednesday. Stairs'...

Indians' 6-run Rally Defeats Blue Jays

Mitch Pritchard — Fri, 09 May 2008 22:08:30 CDT

Casey Blake and Ben Francisco hit two-run doubles in a six-run seventh inning to help C.C. Sabathia and the Cleveland Indians defeat Roy Halladay and the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 in a duel of Cy Young Award winners last night. Blue Jays center fielder Vernon Wells jammed his left...

Halladay Shuts Down White Sox

Mike Buss — Sun, 04 May 2008 17:57:44 CDT

Roy Halladay won for the first time in four starts, Matt Stairs scored twice and drove in two runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the White Sox 4-3 on Sunday, handing Chicago its fifth straight loss. Halladay (3-4) had thrown complete games in his previous four starts, but lost...

Lester Outduels Halladay

Jesse Andrews — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:42:02 CDT

Kevin Youkilis lined a run-scoring single to center field in the ninth, ending a brilliant pitching duel between Roy Halladay and Jon Lester and giving the Boston Red Sox a 1-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Halladay (2-4) retired the first two batters in the inning before walking David...