BALTIMORE – Chalk up another no-no for Hideo Nomo.

Nomo became the fourth pitcher in major league history to throw a no-hitter in both leagues, using his unique hesitation windup and a brilliant mix of offspeed pitches and high heat in Boston's 3-0 victory over Baltimore on Wednesday night.

Second baseman Mike Lansing saved the no-hitter when he made a back-handed, tumbling catch of Mike Bordick's soft looper to center field for the second out of the ninth inning.

Two pitches later, Delino DeShields lofted a routine fly to left field that Troy O'Leary caught for the final out. Nomo was lifted up by catcher Jason Varitek and mobbed by his new teammates as O'Leary ran in to give the right-hander the ball after his spectacular debut with the Red Sox.

Nomo joined Cy Young, Jim Bunning and Nolan Ryan as the only pitchers with no-hitters in both leagues. Nomo pitched one for the Dodgers against the Rockies on Sept. 17, 1996.

Signed as a free agent during the offseason, Nomo delivered the first no-hitter by a Boston player since Dave Morehead in 1965. His performance this spring offered no clue of what was to come _ in four starts Nomo was 0-3 with an 11.37 ERA.

"I've always heard what a horse Nomo is and he really proved that tonight," Varitek said. "He got stronger and his fastball got better as the game went on. His fastball is what made it tonight. He was phenomenal tonight."

Nomo, the 1995 NL Rookie of the Year for the Dodgers, is with his fifth team. He entered the season 69-61 with a 3.97 ERA.

Brian Daubach took care of the offense for Nomo, hitting two home runs off loser Sidney Ponson. The first homer, in the third inning, followed an error by Cal Ripken. He added a solo shot in the eighth.

Ponson pitched well enough to win _ on most nights. He allowed three runs and four hits in 7 1-3 innings, walking one and striking out 10.

Game notes
The start of the game was delayed 43 minutes by a power outage. ... Manny Ramirez went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in his second game with Boston. ... Ripken is 0-for-7 this season. ... The last no-hitter against the Orioles was by Wilson Alvarez of the White Sox on Aug. 11, 1991.