San Diego Padres right-hander Dylan Stop entered MLB’s historical past books on Thursday, changing into the latest hurler to pitch a no-hitter.
He did it in opposition to the Washington Nationals in some of the dominant outings of his profession.
“Dylan Cease has no-hit the Washington Nationals. A 114-pitch, three-walk, nine-strikeout gem in which his fastball hit 100 mph in the ninth on his 110th pitch. On Sept. 3, 2022, he gave up a hit with two outs in the ninth. Today, he throws the second no-hitter of the 2024 season,” MLB insider Jeff Passan tweeted.
Dylan Stop has no-hit the Washington Nationals. A 114-pitch, three-walk, nine-strikeout gem through which his fastball hit 100 mph within the ninth on his one hundred and tenth pitch. On Sept. 3, 2022, he gave up successful with two outs within the ninth. At present, he throws the second no-hitter of the 2024 season.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 25, 2024
Houston Astros’ Ronel Blanco pitched the primary no-hitter of the 2024 marketing campaign on April 1 in opposition to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Regardless of the actual fact it has been completed 324 occasions, pitching a no-hitter is extraordinarily exhausting and requires a prime effort by the hurler and infrequently by the defensive gamers, too.
Stop, as Passan explains, had flirted with a no-no earlier than, however he lastly put all of it collectively on Thursday and have become the latest Padre to pitch one since Joe Musgrove did it in 2021.
Regardless of the elevated pitch depend, Stop was in full management of the sport on Thursday afternoon.
He overpowered the opposition together with his unimaginable fastball velocity and his incredible slider.
With the gem, Stop takes his ERA to an exceptional 3.50, and his WHIP went all the way in which right down to 0.98.
He has 168 strikeouts in 131 innings pitched, and has been a powerful success ever since touchdown in San Diego in an offseason commerce with the Chicago White Sox.
Regardless of buying and selling Juan Soto and shedding different gamers earlier than the beginning of the season, the 55-50 Padres stay in competition for a Wild Card spot and that’s largely because of Stop.
