A Thread For Starting Pitchers That Are Doing Really Well

Tiger fans have had so little to root for this year, that was nice. If Belt had gotten a bunt down to break it up--1000% defensible in context--I think he would have needed a police escort out of town.

Guess I should have tuned in.

Was happy for the tigers really. Good for them.

Valdez has completed 8, only 81 pitches.

Did it! (And got to see it on TSN.)

You know what I'm going to say...infinitely more impressive than last year's WS no-hitter. (I couldn't even remember if it was Valdez who contributed five innings or someone else--it was Javier.) Seven strikeouts, one walk, 93 pitches, 65 strikes.

Does the franchise that got caught cheating deserve a no-hitter and the return of Verlander in the same day?

No they don’t. A pox upon them

regardless, 93 pitches (and ya, zero hits) is impressive af

Framber is such a fave, delighted for him

Lorenzen doing well, had picked him up for a minute for fantasy and then dropped him to pick up somebody else... I initially saw it after three innings and thought haha it would serve me right if he "did well" today

The strike zone got pretty generous at the end there.

I'll have you know Lorenzen's OPS as a hitter is .710. We may be looking at the wish.com Ohtani here, folks

Honestly, I'm surprised there are still CG no-hitters every now and again. I thought they were pretty much history.

Wow I saw his name in the notifications and thought I was going mad misremembering the name of the two-way reliever for the reds like 5 years ago but no! It’s him! Wish.com ohtani? I don’t remember ohtani throwing a no-hitter!

Honestly, just as cool seeing him move from reliever to starter, quite a distinct big-league journey this guy has made. Very very happy for him

Just watching the 9th inning now, very sweet to see his family and teams responses. They gave him a very long leash! Good on the manager, love to see it

Another slight against the DH. LET LORENZEN HIT

He was wearing custom cleats made from Vans Old School uppers...

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fum4se2sg07hb1.jpg

I had the same thought H.P., I remember him being a very cool player from the Reds but often very cool players don’t pan out. I was also surprised to find out it was that guy, and now that he’s not a Red anymore I can cheer for him so it all works out

Framber Valdez (again) is out there to start the 8th...I don't know: 114 pitches.

not great imo

Actually, maybe not--a call was overturned and the 7th extended...Will know in a minute.

They took him out (which even I agree with).

who *was* the last pitcher with two no-hitters in the same month (or even season)?

Steve Busby had two in the same year, I think, but surely must have been done since.

Scherzer’s two in 2015 was the first (and only) time it happened this century

I was wrong. Busby is the only pitcher to throw no-hitters in his first two seasons; here are two in the same season (article goes back to 2021).

https://www.mlb.com/news/pitchers-with-two-no-hitters-in-the-same-season

I was wrong too! Roy Halladay had two in 2010 as well

How can we forget Johnny Vander Meer’s 1938 seasons where he had two back to back no hitters (very impressive)

I figured Steve Busby would be excellent Immaculate Grid Fodder. No--eight seasons, all with K.C. (And, if you could check the pitch count on those two no-hitters, quite possibly a good example of why that's not a good idea.)

Busby subsequently became the first baseball player to undergo rotator cuff surgery. In an effort to help his arm recover from the surgery, his doctor recommended that Busby be placed on a pitch count. He is often believed to be the first baseball player to be placed on a pitch count, something that Busby has stated is a myth. Before his injury, he is alleged to have thrown close to 200 pitches in a game, which Busby also says is untrue.

Well that no hitter game went sideways

SF's Cobb nearly* perfect through 7IP. *0H, 6K, 0BB, 1ERR

Justin Steele, now 15-3 with a 2.69 ERA

dodgers' ryan pepiot is perfect through 6.1 and at 75 pitches

Merrill Kelly.

Living on the edge

Zac Gallen. (Announcer has no sense of decorum.)

Always sucks when such a great run of innings turns into being down 1-0

LOSS - Z. Gallen

Not only have the Astros scored 10 runs so far, Blanco has also only given up one walk through 8

Crazy. 8th game in the majors, never went more than 6, no hitter for Ronel Blanco.

Talking heads are saying he’s been using a change up that he learned in spring training this off season.

Who's Bailey Falter of Pittsburgh? He's no-hitting the extremely offensively potent Orioles in the 6th.

well, he gave up a double. but if you're only gonna strike out one through six, you have to be incredibly lucky

I guess he finally... faltered

Blanco carried another no-no into the 5th this time. Like 14 no hit innings before the streak came to an end

Glasnow 10Ks, 1H, 0BBs through 5ip with 61 pitches

Roberts calls it as 14Ks, 1H, 0BBs, 7ip at 88 pitches. Woulda been cool to be irresponsible and let him go out and try break his strikeout record, but responsibility wins out

3hits sorry

Corbin Burnes hasn't flirted with a no-hitter but he has certainly given the Orioles exactly what they hoped to get from him.

Yeah it's been good to see him immediately contribute to the team

Hunter Brown in KC rn... do not jinx it...

Poor guy--they left him in there for 11 hits, a walk, and nine runs?! I know it's helpful for your starter to get out of the first inning, but hasn't anybody on the Astros seen On the Waterfront? "This ain't your night, kid..."