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Los Angeles Dodger star Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s pitching masterpiece was ripped to shreds Saturday when it was one brush stroke away from being finished. Yamamoto entered the ninth inning vying for a no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles at …
Houston Astros starting pitcher Framber Valdez was so close, yet so far. Valdez was one out away from a no-hitter Tuesday against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The two-time All-Star had a chance for the final out against …
Blake Snell on Friday etched his name in San Francisco Giants history with a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. Snell’s final out was fittingly against budding Reds superstar Elly De La Cruz. …
The Atlanta Braves on Saturday appeared destined for a no-hitter — then disaster struck. The disaster’s name was JD Martinez. The Braves had a combined no-hitter going with two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning against the New York …
Tyler Gilbert got to celebrate his first career MLB start on Saturday. And then he and his teammates had an even bigger reason to celebrate afterwards. Gilbert joined the record books by throwing a no-hitter … in his first career start. He …
By the technical definition of the term, Madison Bumgarner threw a no-hitter for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. It will not go down that way in the MLB record books, though. The Diamondbacks and Atlanta Braves played a doubleheader on Sunday, …
One of the strangest and most surprising trivia items in all of sports is no more after Joe Musgrove threw the first no-hitter in San Diego Padres franchise history on Friday night. Musgrove was nearly flawless against the Texas Rangers, striking out …
Alec Mills on Sunday pitched a no-hitter in the Chicago Cubs’ 12-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers, marking the 16th no-hitter in Cubs history. Mills, a 28-year-old from Tennessee-Martin, walked three and struck out five in a shutout win over …
James Paxton has been on fire for the Seattle Mariners this season, and he took it to a new level on Tuesday night. Paxton threw a no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays, striking out seven and walking three in a 5-0 win. The no-hitter marks the …
Sean Manaea threw the first no-hitter of the 2018 MLB season, and he got some help from the umpires on a controversial call in order to achieve the milestone. With two outs in the top of the sixth inning, Boston Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi …
Sean Manaea made history on Saturday night with the first no-hitter of the 2018 MLB season and 12th in Oakland A’s franchise history. The 26-year-old southpaw tossed his first career complete game, allowing just two walks while striking out 10 …
Jake Arrieta pitched a no-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday night, but even he believes he caught a nice break from the official scorekeeper. In the bottom of the third, Kike Hernandez drilled a line drive to second that …
Hisashi Iwakuma on Wednesday threw the fifth no-hitter in Seattle Mariners history when he shutout the Baltimore Orioles in a 3-0 win to cement his place in history. Iwakuma walked just three while striking out seven Orioles in the no-hitter. He got …
Your browser does not support iframes. Tim Lincecum just owns the Padres. The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner on Wednesday no-hit the Padres for the second time in his career. Lincecum struck out six and walked one while getting the win in the …
Josh Beckett has been pretty sharp for the Dodgers this season, but he really had his best stuff working on Sunday when he no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies in a 6-0 win to give the Dodgers a series win. Beckett walked three and struck out six and had …
The Mariners used six pitchers to no-hit the Dodgers in Seattle on Friday for the 10th combined no-hitter in MLB history. Mariners reliever Tom Wilhelm came in to pitch the 9th to save the 1-0 game, and his inning involved a controversy. Dodgers …
