Corbin Burnes and Josh Hader combined on Major League Baseball’s record-setting ninth official no-hitter of the season, as the Brewers recorded a 3-0 victory over the Indians. Burnes struck out 14 Cleveland batters over eight dominant innings, though since Burnes amassed 115 pitches, Hader was brought in to finish things off with a perfect ninth inning. It was the second no-hitter in Brewers franchise history, since Juan Nieves’ gem on April 15, 1987.
Baseball’s “Year Of The No-Hitter” hasn’t been kind to the Indians, who have now set a record by being no-hit three times in a single season. Zach Plesac has been the Tribe’s starting pitcher for all three of those games, and Plesac matches Jim Perry as the only hurler in baseball history to be on the mound opposite three no-hitters in his career (let alone in a single season).
The latest from around the senior circuit…
- It wasn’t a perfect night for the Brewers, as first baseman Rowdy Tellez left the game prior to the bottom of the second inning due to a knee injury. Manager Craig Counsell told reporters (including Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) that Tellez has been bothered by the nagging injury for some time, and he will undergo an MRI tomorrow to determine the extent of the problem. Acquired in a trade with the Blue Jays in early July, Tellez hit .265/.325/.464 with seven home runs over his first 166 plate appearances in a Milwaukee uniform. Tellez has become the Brew Crew’s top first base option, though if he has to miss time on the injured list, the team can turn to a combination of Daniel Vogelbach, Eduardo Escobar, and Jace Peterson at first base.
- A sixth-inning collision between Reds teammates Tyler Naquin and Jose Barrero resulted in Naquin leaving the game with bruised ribs. Naquin and Barrero were both in pursuit of a short fly ball from the Cardinals’ Dylan Carlson, but the ball eluded the duo in painful fashion, resulting in an RBI double for Carlson. In positive news, Reds manager David Bell told reporters (including C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic) that there weren’t any concerns that either Naquin or Barrero suffered a concussion. The Reds don’t play on Monday, so it seems likely that Naquin will get two full days off to recuperate, and it remains to be seen if the injured list will ultimately be required.
- Caleb Smith lost the appeal of his 10-game suspension, and began serving that suspension today. The Diamondbacks southpaw was hit with the 10-game ban after umpires discovered a foreign substance on his glove during an August 18 game. Smith strongly protested his ejection from the game and subsequent suspension, though his appeal didn’t result in a change of the league’s initial decision. Smith has a 5.04 ERA/4.68 SIERA over 105 innings this season, moving between Arizona’s rotation and bullpen amidst a lot of control problems.
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And I thought DeGrom got screwed over by his offense. Jeez….
brewsingblue82
Yeah. No offensive support is highlighted even more when out of 5 losses on the year, your team had no hits in 3 lmao
DarkSide830
and nearly one start out of seven. wow.
Fever Pitch Guy
Thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.
Edster3
Pleasac a 10 game winner was the pitcher in all three no-hitters thrown against them. Not that is some weak offense, BUT he’s still won 10 games. This kid has a future, and if Cleveland can bolster the lineup and bank some better hitting look out, Pleasac WILL be a beast!
oscar gamble
Cleveland also got zero hits in a scheduled seven inning game……
2012orioles
Sorry AL wild card teams except Toronto. Two blown games tonight
jdgoat
Every no hitter this year before the crack down on sticky stuff is erased from the history books.
DarkSide830
the sticky stuff isnt the issue. its the ball they admitted to changing because of our gripes.
hiflew
Except they aren’t.
jdgoat
They are though
johnrealtime
better erase all no hitters during the steroid era, pill poppin’ era, and the spitball era
jdgoat
No
TradeAcuna
They need to scrap the entire NL divisional and wildcard series and just let the Brewers face the Dodgers. Luckily for the Brewers, they have the easiest possible opponent in the postseason this year.
Got Brewers over ChiSox this year.
FredMcGriff for the HOF
Ahh. The worst Braves fan on here referring to the Brewers playing a “easy” Braves team in the NLDS who won 3 of 6 so far against the Brewers this season and lost 2 games by 1 runs. This was all pre trade deadline reinforcements. Brewers have some nice pitching but I like the Braves in a 5 game series.
TradeAcuna
Objectively, the Braves are the weakest team in the sport that is leading their division. No bullpen, terrible leadoff hitter who needs to be removed from the spot, and an underwhelming rotation outside of Fried and Morton. Anderson has been a disappointment this year and is no longer reliable. I’d take my chances on a team with a deep pitching staff and probably at the very least a similar offense.
Curly Was The Smart Stooge
Please, please Ian, go root for another team. Your negativity is overbearing for us Braves fans.
FredMcGriff for the HOF
@ian. I will disagree with Ian Anderson not being reliable just Friday he tossed 5 innings with 2 walks and 9 strikeouts. Ian will be fine and many teams would be happy to have him. Morton/Fried/Ynoa/Anderson should take the Braves deep into the playoffs.
augold5
You won 2 of those while Yelich, Wong and Cain were hurt, and before we acquired Adames, Tellez and Escobar. Smh
rhswanzey
Meanwhile, Travis Shaw has clubbed four homers in very limited time in Boston since the Brewers let him go for nothing…
Edster3
I am a Brewers fan, have been since 1974, and some moves really bug me. The Travis Shaw move was one of them, HOWEVER, after the trade deadline, and the “emergence” of Tellez, our infield was loaded up. While I HATED seeing Shaw go I did get why, ALTHOUGH, Jackie Bradley Jr hasn’t been exactly smoking up the bat with his offense. A whopping .170? Vogelbach as well at .220. Although he DID jack a Grand Slam as well. With how many weaker bats we have, Shaw was not on my list to go. I HOPE AND PRAY HE BLASTS OUT 10 MORE IN BOSTON! He ALWAYS has a place in this Brewers fan’s heart!
augold5
Where would shaw play in this Line-up?? It was a good move, no matter his stats in boston
johnrealtime
After shaw played terribly for the brewers over 56 games…
An especially terrible example of captain hindsight-ing going on here. Guarantee shaw comes back down to earth and quick
IBackTheNats6
That’s insane that the record-setting 3 no hit games for an entire was with the same exact guy on the mound
IBackTheNats6
“For an entire team”*
paddyo furnichuh
The 1st combined mullet no hitter? Maybe, but not likely.
Science_Jerk
Last time the Brewers had a no-hitter, Zach Plesac’s uncle was their close.
weggiejackson
Combined “no hitter” shouldn’t be recognized. Next we’ll have a “combined complete game” stat
Rsox
Is having Plesac on the mound bad luck for the Indians or good luck for the opposing Pitcher?
I would like to believe there is some symmetry to Cleveland being no-hit by a player named Corbin Burns(en)
sufferforsnakes
4 times. I don’t care if it was a 7-inning game, it still was a completed game.
So glad I get to dump these losers at season’s end.