Atlanta Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb lost a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning agains the Los Angeles Dodgers.
July 30 (UPI) — Atlanta Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb lost a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning agains the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The lefty was facing Dodgers shortstop Chris Taylor and earned a 3-2 count on the right-handed hitter before the heartbreak. Taylor smashed a single between second and third base. The Braves won the game 4-1 Sunday in Los Angeles.
Newcomb, 25, was yanked from the game and replaced by Dan Winkler after the exchange. Winkler gave up a single to Manny Machado in the next at-bat, bringing in Taylor. Matt Kemp grounded out to end the game following Machado’s RBI single.
Newcomb improved his record to 10-5 on the season, while also lowering his ERA to 3.23.
«I got more excited, for sure [as the game went on],» Newcomb told reporters . «I wanted to stay in there and get outs and keep it going.»
Kent Mercker recorded the last no-hitter for the Braves, doing so in 1994 against the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.
The Dodgers beat the Braves 3-1 in the series. Atlanta hosts the Miami Marlins in the first bout of a three-game series at 7:35 p.m. Monday at SunTrust Park in Atlanta.
