Michael Wacha pitched seven no-hitter innings in the San Diego Padres' victory over the Kansas City Royals
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The American pitcher had an almost perfect night, as he reaped a work of seven hitless innings. However, in the eighth,
The San Diego Padres left no doubt against the Kansas City Royals, after a great performance by their starting pitcher, Michael Wacha, who got the best of his arm and tied the rival team's bats for seven full innings to claim the victory of his team with a final score of 4-0.
The pitcher had a night worth watching, although he did not achieve a no-hitter, a feat he attempted until the seventh inning. During that number of innings, Wacha only issued one ticket and struck out eleven rivals to handcuff his rivals at Petco Park.
Michael Wacha ended up back out for the 8th but his no hitter was broken up in the first at-bat
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) May 16, 2023
He leaves the game to an ovation pic.twitter.com/igXRMvDadA
All this work was supported by the team's bats because, in the same first inning, they brought the first run. Brad Keller made a deflected shot, which was used by Fernando Tatis Jr. to reach the register and give him comfort on the scoreboard.
Later, in the second inning, two more stripes arrived. Tatis Jr. hit an RBI single that brought in Trent Grisham. Also, in the same part of the game, Manny Machado was hit by Brad Keller's pitch. With the bases loaded, Austin Nola came to the register and made it 3-0 on the scoreboard.
In the seventh, Ha-Seong Kim singled off a groundout to center fielder, bringing Xander Bogaerts to the plate after running from second base. However, after getting all three outs, the story changed in the next inning against the team that was ahead.
In the eighth, Michael Massey broke up the no-hitter the Padres pitcher was making. A strong drive to the right fielder finished the feat that the San Diego team was putting together, led by the 31-year-old pitcher.
After the hit, Nick Martínez entered the field of play and calmed the waters so that the Padres continued with the same advantage on the board, which was maintained until the last out of the game. The one that meant the 20th win for San Diego and the 31st loss for Kansas.
However, before that last retired player, V innie Pasquantino managed to connect another hit in what was his team's last opportunity at bat, although he did not prevent his team's defeat with said undisputedly.