PITTSBURGH – For the first time in his young career, Gerrit Cole completed a start without striking out a single batter. Instead, the Pirates leaned on strong team defense to lock down a 2-1 victory, their fifth in six games, over the Colorado Rockies tonight at PNC Park.
According to the Baseball-Reference Play Index, the last time an NL starting pitcher got a win while going at least seven innings, allowing 10 or more hits, and getting no strikeouts was Marlins pitcher Dennis Springer on September 21, 1999 against the Montreal Expos.
“It just shows you there are a lot of ways you can cut the cake.