Kenta Maeda almost made history Tuesday night for his new team.
After eight no-hit innings, Minnesota Twins starter Maeda enabled his very first hit to the Milwaukee Brewers in the ninth, when Eric Sogard led off with a single that looped just beyond 2nd base.
Maeda tossed 115 pitches– exceeded his own career-high of 111 pitches, and the 2020 high of 112, tossed by Derek Holland and Max Scherzer in this shortened season. The 32-year-old right-hander, who remains in his very first season with the Twins after being traded from the Dodgers, looked tired as he took a seat the Brewers in the 8th.
Supervisor Rocco Baldelli sent out Maeda out for the ninth, which was no assurance offered the way managers rarely permit pitchers to go too deep into games nowadays– specifically this season. In the ninth, Sogard took the very first strike from Maeda however singled on a change-up.
The Twins then went to the bullpen and it didnt take wish for their 3-0 cause disappear. A double by Avisail Garcia followed, then Christian Yelich strolled and Keston Hiura singled to bring house Sogard. When Jedd Gyorko grounded to shortstop, the Twins attempted to turn a game-sealing double play, however a tossing error allowed 2 Brewers runs to score and tie the game.
This went from possible no-hitter to Twins catastrophe in about 10 minutes.
The last no-hitter in MLB came Sept. 1, 2019, when Justin Verlander no-hit the Toronto Blue Jays. In all, there were four no-hitters included the major leagues in 2019– two of them being combined no-hitters. Maeda has throw a no-hitter before, simply not in MLB. In April 2012, Maeda tossed a no-hitter in his native Japan, pitching for the Hiroshima Carp.
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