Near No-No in Cleveland Highlights Longest Drought in MLB History
Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Parker Messick came so close. With three outs remaining in the game, the young southpaw had no-hit the Baltimore Orioles through eight innings. He also had only given up two free passes by walking Taylor Ward in the first and Leody Taveras in the sixth.
Taveras eventually broke up the no-hit bid on the first pitch of the ninth. Messick has dazzled for the Guardians so far this year. Until Thursday night, he had only allowed one run.
That came in a solo shot allowed against the Chicago Cubs on April 5. Going into Thursday, he held a ridiculously low 0. 51 ERA.
He ended the no-no bid by giving up two runs in the ninth, raising his ERA to a 1. 05 mark. That number is still crazy low.
Messick has been a co-ace alongside Gavin Williams for this Cleveland squad that continues to defy expectations. But Messick’s near no-no reminds MLB fans of something else. Where Have All the No-Hitters Gone?