Sentence examples for throw consecutive from inspiring English sources

Cincinnati's Johnny Vander Meer is the only major leaguer to throw consecutive no-hitters, which he did in 1938.

The game, combined with Derek Holland's two-hit shutout for the Rangers at Yankee Stadium on June 27, made Texas the first team to throw consecutive shutouts against the Yankees with three or fewer hits in almost 100 years.

In the last year, New York Mets starting pitcher R.A. Dickey climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, released a memoir ("Wherever I Wind Up"), became the first pitcher in 24 years to throw consecutive one-hitters, was the focus of an acclaimed documentary, and, just last week, won the 2012 National League Cy Young award.

Either way it works out, as Eli Manning rolls right and throws consecutive completions: 19 yards to Mario Manningham and 17 to Victor Cruz.

Dickey, who has thrown consecutive one-hitters, was the lead story on the highlight show playing on the TV in the Giants' clubhouse Monday night.

Washington's Stephen Strasburg was ejected from a game in Atlanta on Saturday when he hit Justin Upton and threw consecutive pitches behind Andrelton Simmons, yet he was not suspended.

He threw consecutive passes of 13 yards and 17 yards in leading a 13-play, 58-yard drive that ended with a 26-yard field goal by Jeff Reed.

MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT SUSPENSIONS FOR BRAVESAtlanta pitcher Jonny Venters was suspended for four games and fined by Major League Baseball for throwing consecutive pitches at Milwaukee's Prince Fielder on Saturday.

From June 11 through July 17, he threw consecutive scoreless innings.

He was the first American League pitcher to throw two no-hitters in a season and only the second player to do so in baseball history, after Johnny Vander Meer threw consecutive no-hitters in 1938.

He would need to throw 48 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings to reach a 3.79 E.R.A., his career mark before this season.