By way of 9 innings of no-hit baseball Friday that included 5 completely different pitchers throwing a mixed 159 pitches, there was one fixed for the Mets.
The person behind the plate.
James McCann stored calling the suitable pitches on the proper time and dealing with these completely different arms adeptly, serving to them navigate the damaging Phillies lineup to finish the franchise’s second no-hitter.
“I take a whole lot of delight in it,” he mentioned after the Mets’ historic 3-0 win in entrance of 32,416 thrilled followers at Citi Discipline. “With one man, you’re on the identical web page all night time. Making an attempt to get on the identical web page with a whole lot of guys, it’s undoubtedly particular to share it with so many individuals.”
Later, he added: “It’s one thing that shall be in historical past endlessly.”
It was the second no-hitter McCann has been part of in his nine-year large league profession, and this was vastly completely different from the primary one. That no-no was thrown on Aug. 25, 2020, by one pitcher, Lucas Giolito, in entrance of no followers at Assured Charge Discipline through the top of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On this masterpiece, the seventeenth mixed no-hitter in MLB historical past, starter Tylor Megill lasted simply 5 innings. 4 relievers — Drew Smith, Joely Rodriguez, Seth Lugo and Edwin Diaz — adopted. The outcomes have been all the identical: Zero hits towards a batting order that includes the likes of Bryce Harper, Nick Castellanos and J.T. Realmuto. And there have been followers within the stands this time, over 30,000 of them pulling exhausting to see the Mets throw the unorthodox no-hitter towards one among their chief rivals, exploding within the remaining innings with each out that was recorded.
“Shutting down a lineup like that, some big-time hitters, you possibly can’t say sufficient good issues about these guys making their pitches tonight,” McCann mentioned. “Shoot, a shutout is particular, however a no-hitter towards that lineup, that’s actually particular.”
McCann didn’t discover the no-hitter till the sixth inning, and the Mets had gone by the Phillies’ lineup twice with out permitting a success. Of the 4 relievers, solely Diaz was conscious there was a no-hitter previous to delivering his first pitch.
“I certain as heck wasn’t going to say something when these guys got here in or inform them,” McCann mentioned.
That call clearly labored out for the Mets. Their catcher was in full management Friday night time, and the pitchers adopted his lead.
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