Padres right-hander follows Joe Musgrove into history by not allowing Nationals a hit in 3-0 victory
WASHINGTON — The Padres went 8,206 games before a native son threw the franchise’s no-hitter back in 2021.The right-hander, who had four times this season allowed one hit over seven innings, waited out a rain delay of 76 minutes before taking the mound Thursday. He then drowned the Nationals in fastballs and sliders.
Cease had taken a no-hitter through 26 outs on Sept. 3, 2022, before the Twins’ Luis Arraez — how his Padres teammate — ended the bid with a single. Despite walking Lane Thomas twice, Cease had faced the minimum number of batters through four innings. Cease went on to strike out James Wood and get Keibert Ruiz on a groundout. And with that, Cease had gone nine innings without allowing a hit going back to the start of the fourth inning on Saturday in Cleveland.
The rain, steady right from the start, began as clean-up hitter Manny Machado stepped to the plate. Many fans headed for cover, but a good number stayed put as Machado made the inning’s second out on a soft line drive to second base.
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