The Red Sox' Jon Lester pitched a 7-0 no-hitter against the Royals tonight. He struck out nine, and walked only two. Nonetheless, it took him 130 pitches to complete the task.

He becomes the eighth pitcher since 1956 to need at least 130 pitches to complete a nine-inning no-hitter. Here are the first seven, in order of pitches.

 

Name	Date	Tm	Opp	BB	SO	**Pit**	Str
Randy Johnson	6/2/1990	SEA	DET	6	8	138	88
Sandy Koufax	6/30/1962	LAD	NYM	5	13	138	80
Bud Smith	9/3/2001	STL	@SDP	4	7	134	78
Dwight Gooden	5/14/1996	NYY	SEA	6	5	134	74
Kent Mercker	4/8/1994	ATL	@LAD	4	10	131	85
Tommy Greene	5/23/1991	PHI	@MON	7	10	130	77
Nolan Ryan	6/11/1990	TEX	@OAK	2	14	130	86