There hasn’t been a no-hitter in MLB spring training since 2017, but the Oakland A’s came one out away from throwing one on Thursday.
The A’s blanked the Texas Rangers in their seven-inning Cactus League game, by the score of 6-0. The Rangers walked three times but didn’t collect their first hit until there were two outs in the 7th inning, on the verge of an abbreviated no-no.
On the other side of the ball Texas was equally helpless, allowing six runs to a lineup of mostly A’s prospects and non-roster invitees. The Rangers pitchers were so overwhelmed that they invoked the mercy rule in one inning without recording a single out.