On April 21st, 2018, Oakland Athletics pitcher Sean Manaea threw a no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox, leading the A's to a 3-0 victory. The 26-year-old completed the game with 108 pitches, throwing 10 strikeouts and allowing two walks. Manaea nearly lost his no-hitter twice, but the umpires ruled in his favor. In the top of the 5th inning, shortstop Marcus Semien fumbled a pop-up. It was ultimately ruled an error, not a hit, but Manaea responded with a strikeout against Jackie Bradley Jr. The Red Sox were temporarily awarded a hit in the sixth inning when Andrew Benintendi reached first base on a chopper up the right side, avoiding a diving Matt Olson in the process. However, after a lengthy huddle by the officiating crew, it was determined that Benintendi had run out of the baseline while avoiding Olson, ruling him out and keeping history intact. The Red Sox were 17-2 when they were no-hit. It was the best record in MLB history for a team that was no-hit (with a minimum of 5 games played in a season).
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