Angels’ Ervin Santana tosses no-hitter

? Sharp from his first pitch, Ervin Santana came full cycle against the Cleveland Indians.

Santana threw the first solo no-hitter for the Angels in nearly 27 years and exacted some long overdue revenge, leading Los Angeles over the Indians, 3-1, Wednesday.

This was the first no-hitter at Progressive Field, a ballpark that opened as Jacobs Field in 1994. And it marked quite a bit of role reversal for the 28-year-old righty.

Santana made his big-league debut on this very same field on May 17, 2005, and the Indians gave him a rude welcome. The first four batters he faced in the majors teamed up to hit for the cycle — Grady Sizemore led off with a triple, Coco Crisp doubled, Travis Hafner singled and Ben Broussard homered.

Asked to recall that rough outing, Santana smiled and shrugged.

“It’s part of life,” he said. “We’re here today, we don’t know tomorrow.”

Santana struck out 10 and allowed only two runners — there was an error on the leadoff batter in the first inning and a walk in the eighth. Just once was Santana’s gem in jeopardy and second baseman Howie Kendrick’s nifty play saved it in the sixth.

This was the third no-hitter in the major leagues this season. Minnesota’s Francisco Liriano did it against the Chicago White Sox on May 3 and Detroit ace Justin Verlander beat Toronto on May 7.