Lucas Giolito threw the first no-hitter of the 2020 season on Tuesday, shutting out the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on 101 pitches.
\"I knew it was working after the first inning,\" Giolito said. \"It just kept building and building. After the sixth inning was when I really started to notice what was going on. After the seventh, I was like, \'I got six outs. We\'re going to make this happen.\'\"
The final out came on a line drive from Erik Gonzalez -- it had an 85% chance of being a hit -- that right-fielder Adam Engel snagged before the celebration began.
\"He made history in a very old game,\" Engel said. \"I still can\'t get over how excited I am for Lucas. I\'m still on cloud nine from the game.\"
Giolito, 26, walked one and struck out 13 using a combination of his fastball and his changeup. He produced 30 swing-and-misses, second most in a no-hitter since 1988.
