A’s Sean Manaea halts Red Sox for 1st no-hitter of 2018
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If Saturday is any indication of how Sean Manaea’s season is going to go, then it’s going to be a fun one. On Saturday night, Oakland would improve to 10-11 on the young season. But that’s not all. Manaea himself would toss the first no-hitter of 2018.A’s Sean Manaea halts Red Sox for 1st no-hitter of 2018
If Saturday is any indication of how Sean Manaea’s season is going to go, then it’s going to be a fun one. On Saturday night, Oakland would improve to 10-11 on the young season. But that’s not all. Manaea himself would toss the first no-hitter of 2018. However, this no-hitter didn’t come against just anybody. It would be at the expense of the hottest team in baseball, the Boston Red Sox.Entering the contest with a mark of 17-2, they hadn’t lost in their previous eight games. But Manaea brought the stuff Saturday, and he didn’t mess around while doing so. 108 pitches? That’s damn efficient. But did we tell you that 75 of them (69%) went for strikes? 10 strikeouts? Not too shabby. Shutting down the hottest offense and team in Major League Baseball? You could do worse. Oakland didn’t need much offense Saturday, but Jed Lowrie would get things started with an RBI double in the first inning. Another RBI double in the third inning would double Oakland’s lead before a Marcus Semien solo shot in the fifth put an end Read more