: of, relating to, or being a baseball game or a part of a game in which a pitcher allows the opposition no base hits
no-hit; no-hitting; no-hits
: to give up no base hits to
no-hit them for five innings
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026 But the Phillies were no-hit for the first 4 2/3 innings of Saturday’s game, then followed it with five hitless innings to begin Sunday’s game. —Matt Gelb, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026 Gore pitched 5 1/3 innings of two-run ball, no-hit the Phillies through five of them and struck out seven batters in an 8-3 win anchored by fresh faces. —Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026 Florida was no-hit for the first time since Jacksonville’s Tom McMillan did it in a seven-inning game June 1, 1963. —ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026 On Friday night, the Yankees no-hit them until two outs in the seventh, when Nate Eaton homered for the first time this season. —Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025 After getting no-hit for eight innings on Monday night, the Rockies were no-hit for five innings by right-hander Emmet Sheehan to begin Tuesday night’s game. —Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025 The Royals welcomed both players back after nearly getting no-hit against the Guardians on Monday night. —Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025 The last time the Orioles were no-hit was by Japanese right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma of the Seattle Mariners on Aug. 12, 2015. —Noah Trister, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 The win was a rare one for Gwinnett, which became just the fourth team in franchise history to be no-hit, and the first to win in that situation. —Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026 One day after being no-hit for eight innings by Cleveland's Parker Messick, the Orioles collected their first hit off Tanner Bibee in the first inning. —ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026 Two days later in the series against the Guardians, the Mets were no-hit until the ninth inning. —Will Sammon, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025 On Friday night, the Yankees no-hit them until two outs in the seventh, when Nate Eaton homered for the first time this season. —Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025 After getting no-hit for eight innings on Monday night, the Rockies were no-hit for five innings by right-hander Emmet Sheehan to begin Tuesday night’s game. —Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025 The Royals welcomed both players back after nearly getting no-hit against the Guardians on Monday night. —Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025 Passing Ripken occurred in a game when the Yankees were no-hit into the eighth inning by Bryan Woo, trailed by five runs and eventually rallied to win. —Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Roupp pitched six shutout innings and no-hit the Reds for the first five frames. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026 But the Phillies were no-hit for the first 4 2/3 innings of Saturday’s game, then followed it with five hitless innings to begin Sunday’s game. —Matt Gelb, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026 Gore pitched 5 1/3 innings of two-run ball, no-hit the Phillies through five of them and struck out seven batters in an 8-3 win anchored by fresh faces. —Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026 Florida was no-hit for the first time since Jacksonville’s Tom McMillan did it in a seven-inning game June 1, 1963. —ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026 On Friday night, the Yankees no-hit them until two outs in the seventh, when Nate Eaton homered for the first time this season. —Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025 After getting no-hit for eight innings on Monday night, the Rockies were no-hit for five innings by right-hander Emmet Sheehan to begin Tuesday night’s game. —Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025 The Royals welcomed both players back after nearly getting no-hit against the Guardians on Monday night. —Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025 The last time the Orioles were no-hit was by Japanese right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma of the Seattle Mariners on Aug. 12, 2015. —Noah Trister, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
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Ed Head of the Brooklyn Dodgers no-hit the Boston Braves 5-0 at Ebbets Field. —Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 The win was a rare one for Gwinnett, which became just the fourth team in franchise history to be no-hit, and the first to win in that situation. —Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026 One day after being no-hit for eight innings by Cleveland's Parker Messick, the Orioles collected their first hit off Tanner Bibee in the first inning. —ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026 Two days later in the series against the Guardians, the Mets were no-hit until the ninth inning. —Will Sammon, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025 On Friday night, the Yankees no-hit them until two outs in the seventh, when Nate Eaton homered for the first time this season. —Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025 After getting no-hit for eight innings on Monday night, the Rockies were no-hit for five innings by right-hander Emmet Sheehan to begin Tuesday night’s game. —Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025 The Royals welcomed both players back after nearly getting no-hit against the Guardians on Monday night. —Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025 Passing Ripken occurred in a game when the Yankees were no-hit into the eighth inning by Bryan Woo, trailed by five runs and eventually rallied to win. —Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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