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A's lefty Sean Manaea pitches first no-hitter vs. Red Sox in 25 years
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Sean Manaea might've been the only person at the Oakland Coliseum who didn't realize he was still working on a no-hitter. After a dropped popup in the fifth inning, the Athletics lefty figured it was over.
"I didn't even think about it until I looked up in the seventh or eighth,'' Manaea said, "and I was like, 'Oh my God, why is there still a zero on there?'''
Because it was ruled an error. And his shot at history remained intact.
Manaea pitched the first no-hitter against Boston in almost exactly 25 years, with an overturned call on the bases preserving the gem Saturday night in Oakland's 3-0 win over the sizzling Red Sox.
Manaea struck out 10, walked two and threw 108 pitches to finish off Oakland's first no-no since Dallas Braden tossed a perfect game against Tampa Bay in 2010.
Manaea got Hanley Ramirez to ground out to complete the first no-hitter versus the Red Sox since Seattle's Chris Bosio did it on April 22, 1993.
"I just telling myself, keep everything the same, and not let anything get too big for me,'' Manaea said.
Manaea (3-2) had been battered by Boston in three previous starts, going 1-2 with a 13.50 ERA. But the 26-year-old cooled off a Red Sox team that had won eight in a row and 17-of-18. Boston began the game with a major-league-best .293 batting average.
Manaea retired 14 straight batters after walking Mookie Betts leading off the game. A lot of Red Sox fans were in the announced crowd of 25,746, and many rose to their feet when Manaea took the mound in the ninth. Betts hit a ball to the warning track with one out in the ninth. After Benintendi walked with two outs on a full count, Ramirez hit a grounder to Semien for an easy force play at second.
It was the 12th no-hitter by the Athletics franchise and the 12th thrown against the Red Sox. The Red Sox's stretch without being no-hit was the second-longest active streak in MLB. Only Oakland has a longer such stretch.
This was the first no-hitter in the majors since Miami's Edinson Volquez pitched the only one of the 2017 season against Arizona on June 3.
"I didn't even think about it until I looked up in the seventh or eighth,'' Manaea said, "and I was like, 'Oh my God, why is there still a zero on there?'''
Because it was ruled an error. And his shot at history remained intact.
Manaea pitched the first no-hitter against Boston in almost exactly 25 years, with an overturned call on the bases preserving the gem Saturday night in Oakland's 3-0 win over the sizzling Red Sox.
Manaea struck out 10, walked two and threw 108 pitches to finish off Oakland's first no-no since Dallas Braden tossed a perfect game against Tampa Bay in 2010.
Manaea got Hanley Ramirez to ground out to complete the first no-hitter versus the Red Sox since Seattle's Chris Bosio did it on April 22, 1993.
"I just telling myself, keep everything the same, and not let anything get too big for me,'' Manaea said.
Manaea (3-2) had been battered by Boston in three previous starts, going 1-2 with a 13.50 ERA. But the 26-year-old cooled off a Red Sox team that had won eight in a row and 17-of-18. Boston began the game with a major-league-best .293 batting average.
Manaea retired 14 straight batters after walking Mookie Betts leading off the game. A lot of Red Sox fans were in the announced crowd of 25,746, and many rose to their feet when Manaea took the mound in the ninth. Betts hit a ball to the warning track with one out in the ninth. After Benintendi walked with two outs on a full count, Ramirez hit a grounder to Semien for an easy force play at second.
It was the 12th no-hitter by the Athletics franchise and the 12th thrown against the Red Sox. The Red Sox's stretch without being no-hit was the second-longest active streak in MLB. Only Oakland has a longer such stretch.
This was the first no-hitter in the majors since Miami's Edinson Volquez pitched the only one of the 2017 season against Arizona on June 3.