The year of the no-hit bid continues and when Michael Wacha got through a one-two-three eighth inning on 12 pitches on Sunday, I thought he was going to finish it off. He was at 107 pitches, five more than his season high, but he was mixing his pitches well, keeping the Pirates off-balance, and then dialing up a fastball when needed.
It was the 26th no-hit bid of at least six innings in 2018 -- already more than the 24 such bids all of 2017 -- but only Sean Manaea and James Paxton had completed one (the Dodgers had a combined no-hitter).