2021 could finally be the year that the San Diego Padres end the franchise’s no-hitter drought.
Thanks to the recent additions of Blake Snell and Yu Darvish, the San Diego Padres’ projected starting pitching staff now has eight no-hit bids that have reached the seventh inning under its belt. Here’s the list:
6⅓ | Yu Darvish |
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Chicago Cubs (NL) | |
Thursday, August 13, 2020 Spoiler: Justin Smoak, solo homer over the right-field wall with one out in seventh inning. Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 Wrigley Field (Chicago) |
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6 | Dinelson Lamet |
San Diego Padres (NL) | |
Sunday, August 9, 2020 Spoiler: Kole Calhoun, homer to left to lead off the seventh inning. San Diego Padres 9, Arizona Diamondbacks 5 Petco Park (San Diego) |
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6⅓ | Dinelson Lamet |
San Diego Padres (NL team in IL game) | |
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 Spoiler: Omar Narvaez, one-out single to right in the seventh inning. San Diego Padres 9, Seattle Mariners 4 T-Mobile Park (Seattle) |
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7 | Chris Paddack |
San Diego Padres (NL) | |
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 Spoiler: Starlin Castro, leadoff homer to left-center in the eighth inning for Padres no no-hitter No. 8,071. San Diego Padres 3, Miami Marlins 2 Marlins Park (Miami) |
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6 | Blake Snell |
Tampa Bay Rays (AL) | |
Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018 Spoiler: José Ramirez, leadoff homer in the seventh inning. Tampa Bay Rays 3, Cleveland Indians 1 Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg) |
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6 | Blake Snell |
Tampa Bay Rays (AL team in IL game) | |
Monday, June 25, 2018 Spoiler: Anthony Rendon, leadoff double to left in the seventh inning. Tampa Bay Rays 11, Washington Nationals 0 Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg) |
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8⅔ | Yu Darvish |
Texas Rangers (AL) | |
Friday, May 9, 2014 Spoiler: David Ortiz, single to right with two outs in the ninth inning to end the bid (though an official scoring change later deemed the no-no dead in the seventh). Texas Rangers 8, Boston Red Sox 0 Globe Life Park (Arlington) |
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8⅔ | Yu Darvish |
Texas Rangers (AL) | |
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 Spoiler: Marwin Gonzalez, base hit up the middle (through Darvish’s legs) with two outs in the ninth inning to break up a perfect game bid. Texas Rangers 7, Houston Astros 0 Minute Maid Field (Houston) |