No-hitter not possible without Ellsbury
Published 5/20/2008 by Maureen Mullen at Major League Baseball News
Jacoby Ellsbury's diving, tumbling catch in the fourth inning on Monday turned out to be the defensive gem in Jon Lester's first career no-hitter on Monday.
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