San Diego Padres ace Dylan Cease no-hit the Washington Nationals in a 3-0 win on Thursday.
Cease struck out nine Nationals and walked three, throwing 114 total pitches. The feat came behind an early Padres offensive effort, when Ha-Seong Kim hit a three-run RBI single in the first inning. It was the Padres’ fifth consecutive win, completing a sweep of the Nationals.
This is the second no-hitter so far this season, and the second in Padres history (Joe Musgrove threw the first in 2021). Astros spot starter Ronel Blanco threw the first no-no of 2024 in early April.
Dylan Cease NO HITTER!!! pic.twitter.com/fsbZXA2Fec
Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) July 25, 2024
A few weeks before this season started, the 28-year-old Cease was traded to the Padres by the Chicago White Sox. Going into Thursday’s matchup, Cease had a 9-8 record with a 3.59 ERA in 128 innings this season for a San Diego team that’s 7 1/2 games back of the Dodgers in the NL West.
While Cease struggled in 2023, his 2022 season was a stunner he placed second in AL Cy Young voting after posting a 2.20 ERA in 184 innings pitched.
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