The Cleveland Guardians were almost no-hit by a guy making his second big league start. If that doesn’t sum up this season, I don’t know what does.
Tonight’s near-perfect came from Joe Ryan, who held Cleveland off the bases for 6.1 innings before Amed Rosario got on base and made it to second on an errant pickoff attempt. That was the highlight of the offense’s night.
Ryan was projected by FanGraphs to be a middle reliever that wouldn’t debut with the Rays until 2022. He was traded at the deadline for Nelson Cruz, found his way onto his Progressive Field, and almost no-hit a professional baseball team in his first start on the road.