While the Phillies were six outs away from a combined no-hitter on Saturday, one former Phillies farmhand completed the feat in his first ever big-league start.
The Arizona Diamondbacks’ Tyler Gilbert threw a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres on Saturday. He struck out five Padre hitters, walked two and threw 102 pitches. The 27-year-old made his MLB debut on Aug. 3 as a reliever after making ten starts for Triple-A Reno.
Gilbert was drafted by the Phillies in the sixth round of the 2015 MLB Draft.