On June 1, 2012, Johan Santana threw the first no-hitter in Mets history. Almost 10 years later, Tylor Megill was at the head of a five-pitcher effort for the franchise's second. It was punctuated by Edwin Diaz striking out the side in the ninth inning.
The Mets closed the deal on the first no-hitter of the 2022 MLB season where the Rays could not last week against the Red Sox. Tampa Bay pitchers threw nine no-hit innings in a bullpen game before Boston broke it up in the 10th.
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Here's how the Mets pulled it off:
Tylor Megill: 5 IP, 5 Ks, 3 BBs
Megill got through the Phillies' batting order twice. He walked three and struck out five. Kyle Schwarber was the Phillies' first baserunner of the night with a second-inning walk. Mets center fielder Brandon Nimmo made a diving catch in the gap to rob Jean Segura of a hit in the third inning.
What a play by @You_Found_Nimmo! đ pic.twitter.com/SfiGhMrOlj
— New York Mets (@Mets) April 30, 2022
After a clean fourth inning, Megill walked two in the fifth: Schwarber again and Didi Gregorius. Megill exited after the fifth having thrown 88 pitches. He improved his season ERA to 1.93 over five starts.
Drew Smith: 1 1/3 IP, 4 Ks, 1 BB
Smith relived Megill at the start of the sixth inning. After striking out Segura and Rhys Hoskins, he walked Bryce Harper on the third full count of the inning. Smith came back and struck out Nick Castellanos on four pitches to end the inning.
Smith struck out J.T. Realmuto to lead off the seventh inning and then came out for Joely Rodriguez. Smith has yet to allow an earned run this season.
Joely Rodriguez: 1 IP, 0 Ks, 2 BBs
Rodriguez had perhaps the bumpiest outing among the Mets' five pitchers Friday. He was the only one to not end his night on an out. He handed Schwarber his third walk of the game before getting Alec Bohm to ground into a double play to end the inning.
Joely RodrĂguez walks Kyle Schwarber but induces a 6-4-3 double play from Alex Bohm on the next pitch. The Mets are through seven innings with a combined no-hitter.
Mets 3, Phillies 0, mid-seven. pic.twitter.com/NsQRUBd9Xz
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) April 30, 2022
Rodriguez came out to start the eighth inning and induced a Gregorius groundout. He then walked Johan Camargo on a full count. Rodriguez was pulled after that in favor of Seth Lugo.
Seth Lugo: 2/3 IP, 0 Ks, 0 BBs
Lugo made quick work of the next two batters. He got Segura to pop out to shortstop Francisco Lindor and Hoskins to foul out to first baseman Pete Alonso. New York closer Edwin Diaz began warming in the Mets' bullpen during the inning.
Edwin Diaz: 1 IP, 3 Ks, 0 BBs
Against the heart of the Phillies' order — Harper, Castellanos and Realmuto — Diaz showed off his nastiest stuff. He struck out the side on just 13 pitches, 10 of them sliders. Diaz got Realmuto on three straight sliders to end the game and complete the no-hitter.
The final out of the second no-hitter in Mets history: pic.twitter.com/Uxxoe7SyI3
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) April 30, 2022
The NL East-leading Mets walked away with a 3-0 win, Diaz walked away with his third save of the season and Megill improved to 4-0. He's tied with the Blue Jays' Alek Manoah and Adam Cimber for the MLB lead in wins. New York is now 15-6 on the year.
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"I'm ecstatic. It's crazy. It's the first one I've been a part of," Megill said after the game, per Yahoo Sports.
It was the 17th combined no-hitter in MLB history and the first since Sept. 11, 2021, when Corbin Burnes and Josh Hader put one together for the Brewers. The five pitchers used by the Mets are the most in a combined no-hitter since 2012, when the Mariners used six to no-hit the Dodgers 1-0. It's the second no-hitter caught by the Mets' James McCann; he was behind the plate for Lucas Giolito's no-hitter for the White Sox against the Pirates in 2020.
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