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Johan Santana pitches first no-hitter in New York Mets' history for 8-0 victory over Cardinals

For more than 50 years, the New York Mets chased that elusive no-hitter. Johan Santana finally finished the job.Santana pitched the first no-hitter in team history, helped by an umpire's missed call and an outstanding catch in left field in an 8-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.After a string of close calls over the last five decades, Santana went all the way in the Mets' 8,020th game."Finally, the first one," he said. "That is the greatest feeling ever."He needed a couple of key assists to pull it off.Carlos Beltran, back at Citi Field for the first time since the Mets traded him last July, hit a line drive over third base in the sixth inning that hit the foul line and should have been called fair. But third base umpire Adrian Johnson ruled it foul and the no-hitter was intact — even though a replay clearly showed a mark where the ball landed on the chalk line."I saw the ball hitting outside the line, just foul," Johnson told a pool reporter.The umpire acknowledg...

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