We were wondering if we’d get a no-hitter in a 60-game season, and we got our answer on August 25 and a follow-up on September 13
| Lucas Giolito | |
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| Chicago White Sox (AL team in IL game) | |
| Tuesday, August 25, 2020 Chicago White Sox 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 Guaranteed Rate Field (Chicago) |
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| Alec Mills | |
| Chicago Cubs (NL) | |
| Sunday, September 13, 2020 Chicago Cubs 12, Milwaukee Brewers 0 Miller Park (Milwaukee) |
But we’ve also had several no-hit bids that fell short. Here are the deepest no-hitter bids (ones that at least reached the seventh inning) for this season:
| 8 | Kenta Maeda |
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| Minnesota Twins (AL team in IL game) | |
| Tuesday, August 18, 2020 Spoiler: Eric Sogard, single to center to lead off the ninth inning. Minnesota Twins 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 (12 innings) Target Field (Minnesota) |
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| 7⅔ | Brady Singer |
| Kansas City Royals (AL) | |
| Thursday, September 10, 2020 Spoiler: Austin Hedges, two out single to right in the eighth inning. Kansas City Royals 11, Cleveland Indians 1 Progressive Field (Cleveland) |
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| 6⅓ | LANCE McCULLERS |
| Houston Astros (AL team in IL game) | |
| Monday, August 10, 2020 Spoiler: Donovan Solano, sharp grounder past third for a double with one out in seventh inning. Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 4 Minute Maid Park (Houston) |
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| 6⅓ | Merrill Kelly |
| Arizona Diamondbacks (NL team in IL game) | |
| Tuesday, July 28, 2020 Spoiler: Rougned Odor, lined solo homer over the right-field wall with one out in seventh inning. Arizona Diamondbacks 4, Texas Rangers 1 Globe Life Field (Arlington) |
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| 6⅓ | Yu Darvish |
| 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 | Lucas Giolito |
| Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
| Tuesday, September 29, 2020 (Game 1 of 2020 Wild Card Series) Spoiler: Tommy La Stella with a soft grounder up the middle with nobody out in the seventh to break up Giolito’s perfect game bid. Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland Athletics 1 Oakland Coliseum (Oakland) |
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| 6 | Mitch Keller (6) Geoff Hartlieb (0) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) | |
| Saturday, September 19, 2020 Spoiler: After Hartlieb came in for the seventh inning and issued two walks and a hit batsman, he yielded a two-RBI double by Tyler O’Neill. St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 PNC Park (Pittsburgh) |
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| 6 | Martin Pérez |
| Boston Red Sox (NL) | |
| Thursday, September 3, 2020 Spoiler: Teoscar Hernandez, leadoff single to left off the Green Monster in the seventh inning. Toronto Blue Jays 6, Boston Red Sox 2 (10 innings) Fenway Park (Boston) |
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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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