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====Postseason no-hitter==== [[File:Roy Halladay and Don Larsen.jpg|thumb|right|Halladay with [[Don Larsen]], the only two pitchers to throw solo postseason no-hitters in MLB history]] On October 6, 2010, in his first postseason appearance, Halladay pitched a [[no-hitter]] (his second of the season), against the [[Cincinnati Reds]] in the first game of the [[2010 National League Division Series|National League Division Series]] (NLDS).<ref name="nohitter" /> He became the second player to pitch a no-hitter in the postseason, joining [[Don Larsen]] of the [[New York Yankees]], who pitched a [[Don Larsen's perfect game|perfect game]] in the [[1956 World Series]]. He also became the first pitcher since [[Nolan Ryan]] in 1973 to throw two no-hitters in a season, as well as the seventh pitcher to hurl both a perfect game and a regular no-hitter in his career, joining [[Cy Young]], [[Addie Joss]], [[Jim Bunning]], [[Sandy Koufax]], [[Randy Johnson]], and [[Mark Buehrle]]. Halladay allowed just one walk to [[right fielder]] [[Jay Bruce]] with two outs in the fifth inning, and faced just one batter above the minimum.<ref>{{cite news|date=October 6, 2010|title=Roy Halladay throws second no-hitter in postseason history|work=[[ESPN]]|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=301006122|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715154544/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=301006122|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2012|access-date=October 6, 2010}}</ref> This also marked the first time in Major League history that a pitcher threw a perfect game and another no-hitter in the same calendar year (including the postseason). The fans voted his no-hitter as the [[This Year in Baseball Awards#Award winners|"This Year in Baseball Awards"]] Postseason Moment of the Year.<ref>When you go to [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/awards/y2010/tyib/index.jsp 2010 This Year in Baseball Awards] and click on '''"Postseason Moment"''', it takes you to an unrelated page. The Postseason Moment awardee is mentioned at: {{cite web|last=Newman|first=Mark|date=December 17, 2010|title=Giants star in This Year in Baseball Awards: Hamilton, Doc among those feted in awards season finale|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101216&content_id=16331012&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb&partnerId=ed-4336826-173876510|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221102754/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101216&content_id=16331012&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb&partnerId=ed-4336826-173876510|archive-date=December 21, 2010|access-date=September 7, 2011|work=[[MLB.com]]|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|quote=Halladay, who pitched the second postseason no-hitter ever against the Reds in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, saw his gem cited as the easy choice for Postseason Moment.}}</ref>
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