Blake Snell of the San Francisco Giants notched the first no-hitter of his career against the Cincinnati Reds. The Giants ultimately won the game 3-0 and have now achieved 18 solo no-hitters in their franchise history.
A no-hitter occurs when a pitcher (or pitchers) allows no hits during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings. In a no-hit game, a batter can reach base via a walk, an error, a hit by pitch, a passed ball or wild pitch on strike three or catcher's interference. This is different than a perfect game, which is when a pitcher (or pitchers) retires each batter on the opposing team -- meaning no batter reaches any base -- during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings.
Which MLB teams have had the most no-hitters thrown by a singular pitcher? Check out the breakdown below:
22
19
18
17
Cincinnati Reds
Boston Red Sox
16
14
13
Houston Astros
Philadelphia Phillies
Atlanta Braves
New York Yankees
12
10
9
8
Detroit Tigers
Baltimore Orioles
7
Minnesota Twins
Washington Nationals
6
5
Texas Rangers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Seattle Mariners
4
3
2
1
Tampa Bay Rays
Toronto Blue Jays
Colorado Rockies
New York Mets
Milwaukee Brewers
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