No-hit, one-hit

Ted Lilly took a no-hitter into the 7th inning this afternoon as the Chicago Cubs tried to make it back-to-back no-hitters, something that's only been done once in the history of the game. Instead, Lilly gave up a single to Mark Loretta, the second batter he faced in the 7th, and the no-hit bid came to an abrupt halt.

The Cubs' combined one-hitter marked the first time in MLB history that club tossed a one-hitter the day after a no-hitter. Back in 1917 two St. Louis Browns pitchers, Erine Koob and Bob Groom, fired no-hitters on May 5th and 6th. Oddly enough, the Browns were no-hit twice earlier that same season.