“He wasn’t going to pitch a nine-inning no-hitter,” Snitker said. Snitker didn't consider giving Anderson a chance to join the Yankees' Don Larsen, whose perfect game in 1956 is the only Series no-hitter.
“But, yeah, I knew he wasn't going to budge.” “Obviously you want the chance to compete, especially on the biggest stage like this is,” Anderson said. Minter, Luke Jackson, Matzek and Smith combined for the last 57 of the 18th two-hit shutout in Series history.