In lieu of saying what a good job Arroyo did today (well, not till I go to the video… he was great for the 1st three innings that I watched, definitely, but I was really worried that the Sox wouldn’t give him any run support - a no-hitter through 6 is amazing stuff), here’s Arroyo’s 2004 stats and his rank among AL pitchers:
ERA 4.03 (11)
DIPS ERA 3.88 (10)
WHIP 1.22 (6)
K/9 7.15 (11)
K/BB 3.02 (7)
Clearly, last year he started coming into his own, and this year, despite all the distractions of alleged headhunting and other stuff, he’s continued to do great. Today’s win was his 9th in a row… as the AP story notes, “the last Boston pitcher to win nine decisions in a row was Pedro Martinez in 2002”.
Does anyone have a video of Arroyo’s perfect game for the PawSox?