Giants' Gausman through 6 hitless innings vs St. Louis
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco right-hander Kevin Gausman hasn't allowed a hit through six innings against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday, closing in on what would be the record-tying eighth no-hitter in the majors this season.
Gausman - named an All-Star on Sunday - issued a one-out walk to Paul Goldschmidt in the first and didn´t allow another baserunner until Matt Carpenter walked with one out in the fifth. Gausman turned an inning-ending double play getting Harrison Bader to fly out and Carpenter was caught off first.
Third baseman Wilmer Flores made a nifty diving stop of Edmundo Sosa´s hard grounder to start the sixth and fired to first to catch the speedy runner.
Gausman began the day with a 1.68 ERA, the lowest through 16 starts of any Giants pitcher since the team moved West in 1958.
The Chicago Cubs´ combined no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 24 was the seventh in the big leagues this season, matching the mark for most in a season since 1900. The record of eight was set in 1884, the first season overhand pitchign was allowed.
The other no-hitters this year were thrown by San Diego´s Joe Musgrove (April 9), Carlos Rodón of the Chicago White Sox (April 14), Baltimore´s John Means (May 5), Cincinnati´s Wade Miley (May 7), Detroit´s Spencer Turnbull (May 18) and the New York Yankees´ Corey Kluber (May 19).
San Francisco Giants' Kevin Gausman throws against the St. Louis Cardinals during the fifth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Monday, July 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
In addition, Arizona´s Madison Bumgarner pitched a seven-inning hitless game in a doubleheader on April 25 that is not recognized as a no-hitter by Major League Baseball.
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San Francisco Giants' Kevin Gausman throws against the St. Louis Cardinals during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Monday, July 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
