A Thread For Starting Pitchers That Are Doing Really Well

Why is this happening?

it goes back to a lack of faith in god, this is punishment

especially on the part of the people in cleveland, seattle, and all of texas. repent, sinners!!

on the other hand, this may be the work of prayer warriors, on the pitchers' side. or against the batters, depending on the prayer.

please, god, please let me defeat joey gallo in spiritual and baseball battle tonight

who did joey gallo sleep with? why did god punish him with no hits tonight? was he lusting after a bathsheba in his mind as he struck out? and did he strike out? and where is that boxscore, anyway

the (slightly) deadened ball may have something to do with it. that about the weather? has it been cooler than usual in these places?

MLB is batting .236 this year (.245 last year, .252 the year before that), and the number of balls in play per game has also been steadily dropping -- exactly the conditions needed for no-hitters. It's a decade-long trend in hitting, and more no-hitters is one of the results.

so this trend has been ongoing. due to just better pitchers throwing harder than ever, basically?

I think a change in approach too. More shifts and more hitters embracing their pull tendencies - willing to hit into the shift if they think they can clear the fences.

yeah. strikeouts at an all-time high - so the (slightly) (maybe) deadened ball isn't really to blame.

15% more strikeouts than hits.

Bieber, Barber, somebody--who can keep track anymore?

I killed it.

Pivetta and Michael Wacha have thrown three and a half innings of no-hit baseball against each other so far. I mean it's not going to hold up but it's kind of cool. Pivetta's been perfect actually I think.

Well there you go, Brandon Lowe just walked.

Pivetta ended up with 6 2/3 no-hit ball. Sox lose 1-0.

Four-pitcher, eight-walk no-hitter. No one cares.

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/cubs-vs-dodgers/2021/06/24/633505#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=633505

lol I fell asleep before this happened but I didn't realise when Pivetta was lifted he was still working on the no-hitter! ouch

Apparently he'd thrown 100 pitches.. 0-0 game... tough

pirates righty max kranick has thrown five perfect innings (50 pitches) in his major league debut

and is out -- i think there was a rain delay? anyway, cool

german marquez through eight in colorado (86 pitches)

also doubled twice

gave up a single to a guy who is now hitting .131

classic rockies-pirates

domingo german (?) through seven at fenway (90 pitches tho)

...and then the yanks lost the game

you hate to see it

:)

So that’s a way to make your debut

Amazing that he got through the 8th inning on 3 pitches.

Future Guardian Triston McKenzie is perfect through seven (on 85 pitches).

n/m

Having a no hitter interrupted by a rain delay has got to be agonizing (Happening now in the Royals/Cubs game)

tanner houck hitless through 5

4 walks lol

hung a breaking ball for a homer

Corbin Burnes headed to the 8th (103 pitches, though).

they would be foolish, but

thanks for the heads up! burnes is ridiculous

through 8 at 114 pitches! :-o

craig counsell always seems like he's having the worst day of his life, and i imagine he's about to

115 pitches going into the 9th...Dan Plesac's nephew started for Cleveland; I totally associate his uncle with the Brewers, even though he played for many teams.

Burnes has 14 Ks and a walk; if he got three outs of any kind without a hit or a walk, would that give him a 100 Game Score?

burnes is out, only the combined no-hitter is in play, this is a second-rate no-hitter at best, i'm out

Smart move, I guess. A combined no-hitter holds less than zero interest for me.

9/11 will always be remembered as the day corbin burnes threw 8 pretty good innings

Combined GS of 102...except I don't think you can have a combined GS, right?

Would’ve been super cool but like you can’t push your best guy to throw 130 pitches

yeah, definitely. maybe a late career guy, or a lesser talent that might be having the best moment of his life or something, but not burnes. he's awesome

you totally can -- god knows pitchers have done it before -- but yeah not when you're cruising to a division title

gabe kapler would've left him in if he'd already allowed 5 runs

From the sublime to the ridiculous, Keegan Akin is 4 hours away from a 7-inning no-no

4 outs