OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Maybe the next time a Boston pitcher takes a no-hit bid into the ninth inning, he'll listen to catcher
Jason Varitek. Curt Schilling came within one out of his first career no-hitter Thursday, losing his bid when
Shannon Stewart lined a clean single to right field after Schilling shook off his catcher. Schilling finished with a one-hitter as the Red Sox beat
the Oakland Athletics 1-0.
Boston
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
C. Schilling (W, 6-2) 9.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 3.49
Okay, the talking heads are all yapping about Schilling shaking off his catcher, but what I haven't seen mentioned is how bad Julio Lugo would have felt had his fifth inning error spoiled a perfect game.
