A's right-hander Mike Fiers throws no-hitter
OAKLAND, CA - MAY 07: Mike Fiers #50 of the Oakland Athletics pitches against the Cincinnati Reds during the first inning at the Oakland Coliseum on May 7, 2019 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, Calif. (BCN) - Oakland A's right-hand pitcher Mike Fiers threw a no-hitter Tuesday in Oakland, team officials said.
As of 11:15 p.m. Fiers had pitched his team to a 2-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds at the Oakland Coliseum.
It's the first no-hitter this season in the major leagues, according to the A's.
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Pitchers with two or more major league no-hitters since 1871 (x-includes postseason):
Seven
Nolan Ryan
Four
Sandy Koufax
Three
Larry Corcoran, Bob Feller, Cy Young
Two
Jake Arrieta, Al Atkinson, Homer Bailey, Ted Breitenstein, Mark Buehrle, Jim Bunning, Steve Busby, Carl Erskine, Mike Fiers, Bob Forsch, Pud Galvin, x-Roy Halladay, Ken Holtzman, Randy Johnson, Addie Joss, Dutch Leonard, Tim Lincecum, Jim Maloney, Christy Mathewson, Hideo Nomo, Allie Reynolds, Frank Smith, Max Scherzer, Warren Spahn, Bill Stoneman, Adonis Terry, Virgil Trucks, Johnny Vander Meer, Justin Verlander, Don Wilson
No-Hitters vs. Reds
By The Associated Press
May 7, 2019, Mike Fiers, Oakland, 2-0
April 21, 2016, Jake Arrieta, Chicago (NL), 16-0
Oct. 6, 2010, Roy Halladay, Philadelphia, 4-0, NLDS
June 23, 1971, Rick Wise, Philadelphia, 4-0
June 3, 1971, Ken Holtzman, Chicago (NL), 1-0
May 1, 1969, Don Wilson, Houston, 4-0
April 23, 1964, Ken Johnson, Houston, 0-1
Aug. 30, 1941, Lon Warneke, St. Louis, 2-0
April 30, 1940, Tex Carleton, Brooklyn, 3-0
May 8, 1907, Frank Pfeffer, Boston (NL), 6-0