The Curse of Juan Nieves (or Bill Schroeder) is over. On Saturday night, the Brewers threw the second no-hitter in franchise history and the first since Nieves’ effort in 1987. Corbin Burnes dominated over the first eight innings, and Josh Hader secured the feat with a perfect ninth.
Whatever your thoughts on joint no-hitters may be, the fact remains that this was still by definition a no-hitter. In this particular game, however, Burnes was just three outs away from etching his name into the history books when Craig Counsell intervened and removed him. It’s fair to be disappointed.