Michael Lorenzen will now live in Philadelphia Phillies lore forever.
The 31-year-old tossed a no-hitter on Wednesday night against the Washington Nationals in just his second appearance with the club.
Lorenzen was traded from the Detroit Tigers to the Phillies on Aug. 1, the day of the MLB Trade Deadline - seems like it's working out.
Michael Lorenzen #22 of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches in the top of the first inning against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park on August 9, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
Philadelphia gave Lorenzen run support early on with a three-run first inning, but he hardly needed any of it.
Lorenzen walked both Joey Meneses and Keibert Ruiz twice, but his stuff was working against everybody else all night.
In the top of the ninth, he got Lane Thomas to ground out to third, struck out Meneses looking, and Dominic Smith to fly out to complete the bid.
He threw a career-high 124 pitches, the most by any pitcher this season.
Michael Lorenzen #22 of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches against the Miami Marlins during the first inning at loanDepot park on August 3, 2023 in Miami, Florida. (Sam Navarro/Getty Images)
It's the fourth no-no this season, along with Domingo German's perfect game in June, the Tigers' combined no-hitter in July, and Framber Valdez's earlier this month.
Lorenzen struck out five and got 15 flyouts.
Lorenzen spent the majority of his early career as a reliever - he began as mostly a starter in 2015, but made just five starts from 2016 to 2021 before becoming a full-time starter for the Los Angeles Angels in 2022.
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen (22) throws a pitch during the first inning against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park. (Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports)
It was the 14th no-hitter in Phillies history, and the first since Cole Hamels' in 2015. It was also Lorenzen's first complete game.