Albert Pujols single with two outs in the seven the inning ends Blake Snell's no-hit bid, but Padres hold on for fifth straight victory
There was virtually no question Blake Snell was not going to finish a no-hitter Wednesday night.He became the fourth Padres pitcher this season to throw at least six hitless innings, but his pitches had piled up in large part because he was on his way to tying a career high with 13 strikeouts.Moreover, the Padres are also trying for another bit of history, and a one-run lead was too thin a margin to play with so someone could throw the franchise’s second no-hitter ever and second in two seasons.
Snell’s performance extended the scoreless streak by Padres starting pitchers to 27 2/3 innings, the franchise’s longest since a 29-inning stretch in 1994. The franchise record is 33 1/3 innings, set in 1984.With one out, Josh Bell grounded a ball to Cardinals second baseman Tommy Edman, the La Jolla Country Day High alumnus who won the NL Gold Glove at his position last season.
The Padres did remain four games ahead of the Brewers and 1½ games up on the Phillies, as the three teams vie for the two available NL playoff spots. His final seven starts of 2021 saw him post a 1.75 ERA and strike out 65 batters in 43 2/3 innings. Within that run last year was an Aug. 31 game at Arizona in which Snell was removed after seven hitless innings having thrown 107 pitches. That was because he had thrown a career-high 122 pitches six days earlier.
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