Atlanta Braves pitching was masterful as they came within one out of no-hitting the Mets in their Saturday afternoon series-sealing victory
The Atlanta Braves almost got their first no-hitter since 1994, holding the New York Mets to just two hits en route to a 4-1 victory to officially win the series and position Atlanta for a sweep on Sunday night in Citi Field.- entering this afternoon, Fried had a 2.16 ERA in his last five starts, allowing only a .159 batting average against and holding opposing hitters to an .488 OPS.
If Atlanta could have done it, it would have been the first Braves no-hitter since 1994, when Kent Mercker did it in his first start of the season, against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The last combined no-hitter was 1991, also with Mercker as the starter. It wasn’t a strikeout issue - he only struck out five times in that span, and had twelve hard-hit balls and seven of 100 mph or more. Despite hard-hit balls falling for hits at a .486 rate this season and 100mph or harder balls resulting in a .584 average, Harris was hitless.
If it helps, he also flashed the glove defensively, making two great catches at the centerfield wall to preserve the no-hitter.
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