*Photo from the Boston Globe*
Entering Friday night, the San Diego Padres were the only team in MLB to have never thrown a no hitter. Not anymore. Even better, the San Diego Kid threw the first one. Joe Musgrove threw a no hitter, Manny Machado hit an RBI double, and the Padres shut down the Texas Rangers with a 3-0 no hit win Friday night, the first no hitter in Padres history.
Wil Myers got the scoring started in the second inning for the Padres, hitting an RBI double to left field, scoring Eric Hosmer to make it 1-0. Later that inning, Myers scored on a fielding error to make it 2-0 Padres. In the 3rd, Machado hit an RBI double to center field, scoring Trent Grisham and making it 3-0 Padres, which held for the rest of the night.
Padres manager Jayce Tingler said of Musgrove, a San Diego native, throwing the franchise's first no hitter, that "“I think in a way that makes it, if it can be any sweeter, any more special for him, to do it growing up in San Diego and this being his team, it’s about the perfect story written. For Joe to throw the first no-hitter in organizational history, what do you say? It’s just a special night."
Musgrove dominated this game, the only baserunner to get on was a hit by pitch. Musgrove didn't walk anyone, didn't allow a hit, and struck out 10 Ranger hitters in their own stadium, just a dominant showing from Musgrove, who was acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates this offseason.
Musgrove said of throwing a no hitter on his hometown team that "That was the first no-hitter I've thrown in my life. Pretty crazy it comes on the big stage in a Padres uniform. I think a no-hitter, regardless of where you're playing, is really special. But it almost seems like this was meant to be."
On the Rangers, Kohei Arihara started and took the loss, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits and one walk, striking out just one hitter in 4 innings of work. After Arihara left, the bullpen didn't allow a single run, but the offense also didn't score any. Kyle Cody, John King, Josh Sborz, and Taylor Hearn pitched in relief of Arihara.
Rangers manager Chris Woodward said of being no hit that "I know a lot of our hitters were feeling good, and you know we felt good as an offense. But again, it's humbling. When you face elite pitching, and it's like, ‘How do we test? How do we match up against the best, when we're facing a guy on top of his game, can we beat him? Can we have quality at bats? Can we control the strike zone?'"
The Rangers and Padres continue their weekend series tonight, with Jordan Lyles starting for Texas, and Chris Paddack going for the Padres.
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