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Today (8/19) is the anniversary of two significant no-no's in Cubs history: 1965, they were no-hit by Jim Maloney of the Reds, the last no-hitter thrown against the Cubs at Wrigley and the only CG 10-inning no-hitter in MLB history, and 1969, Ken Holtzman's first no-no vs. the Braves. Holtzman shared some memories of his career with me for this post at SB Nation Chicago.

The Burlington Royals' prime pitching prospect, Kelvin Herrera, pitched six innings of no-hit ball on Friday afternoon/twilight/evening/night. He struck out eight hitters and only hit a single batter that kept him from perfection. He came out due to pitch limit, and the bullpen gave up the 1-0 lead in the 9th before the B-Royals hit a walk-off HR to win it. Herrera is just another really promising young arm in the Royals organization.