Lost Mets no-hitters that reached at least the fifth inning
The New York Mets have never had a no hitter, but Mets pitchers have reached the fifth inning without yielding a hit 258 times during the team’s 48 years of existence.
Most recently, Johan Santana reached the fifth inning June 20, 2009, against the Tampa Bay Rays. Jason Bartlett hit a double to left that ended his bid.
Here’s the statistical breakdown of the Mets deepest failed no-nos:
- 155 potential Mets no-hitters were broken up in the fifth
- 64 potential Mets no-hitters were broken up in the sixth
- 22 potential Mets no-hitters were broken up in the seventh
- 15 potential Mets no-hitters were broken up in the eighth
- 3 potential Mets no-hitters were broken up in the ninth
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