Dylan Cease almost tosses no-hitter
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Dylan Cease came within three outs of becoming the first Toronto Blue Jay in 36 years to throw a no-hitter, striking out 11 in a 10-0 road victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. Kazuma Ok
Blue Jays manager John Schneider talks about Dylan Cease flirting with a no-hitter, his decision to keep Cease in the game and more
SAN FRANCISCO – Oracle Park has never hosted a no-hitter by a Giants opponent since this bayside ballpark opened in 2000. That drought almost ended Wednesday against an ever-worsening home club with 34,
Dylan Cease fanned nine in seven innings in the Blue Jays’ 2-0 shutout of the Mariners on Friday. Jeff Hoffman and Louis Varland finished up the four-hitter. Cease allowed three hits and walked one in his fourth scoreless start this season.
The robot strike zone was supposed to punish baseball's biggest strikeout pitchers. Three months later, the data points in the opposite direction.
