For the second consecutive playoff sport, Michael King flirted with a no-hitter and whereas he in the end could not protect it, San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. made positive the likelihood remained in play.
By the underside of the fourth inning of NL Division Sequence Recreation 2, the Milwaukee Brewers had zero hits, no base runners and an ideal sport definitely creeped into the ralm of risk. After which, Jackson Chourio took a 82 mph sweeper out to proper area the place Tatis got here flying in from the outfield to make an acrobatic, sliding seize to protect a success ending in a flyout.
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King ultimately misplaced his bid for perfection an inning later, although he nonetheless held a 2-1 lead. That was much like his outing in Recreation 1 of the wild-card collection, the place he carried a no-hitter via 6 1/3 innings in opposition to the Chicago Cubs, ultimately settling for seven shutout innings within the Padres’ 3-0 victory.
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Finest motion from 2026 MLB playoffs’ ALDS and NLDS
ALDS Recreation 1: Cleveland Guardians outfielder Angel Martínez takes the sphere earlier than the sport.
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Finest motion from 2026 MLB playoffs’ ALDS and NLDS
ALDS Recreation 1: Cleveland Guardians outfielder Angel Martínez takes the sphere earlier than the sport.
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Finest motion from 2026 MLB playoffs’ ALDS and NLDS
ALDS Recreation 1: Gamers line up for the anthem and flyovers in Cleveland.
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Finest motion from 2026 MLB playoffs’ ALDS and NLDS
ALDS Recreation 1: Cleveland Guardians starter Parker Messick reacts after a strikeout within the first inning.
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Finest motion from 2026 MLB playoffs’ ALDS and NLDS
ALDS Recreation 1 Munetaka Murakami watches his dwelling run within the fourth inning.
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Finest motion from 2026 MLB playoffs’ ALDS and NLDS
ALDS Recreation 1: Miguel Vargas rounds the bases on Murakami’s dwelling run within the fourth.
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Finest motion from 2026 MLB playoffs’ ALDS and NLDS
ALDS Recreation 1: Munetaka Murakami celebrates after hitting a two-run homer within the fourth in opposition to Cleveland.
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Finest motion from 2026 MLB playoffs’ ALDS and NLDS
ALDS Recreation 1: Chicago White Sox pitcher Grant Taylor celebrates with catcher Kyle Teel after the ultimate out in opposition to the Guardians.
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No-hitters in MLB postseason historical past
There have solely been three no-hitters ever pitched in MLB postseason historical past.
The very first no-hitter was an ideal sport that occurred in 1956 in the course of the World Sequence between the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers. Yankees pitcher Don Larsen threw an ideal sport in a win. The following no-hitter got here 54 years later when Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay threw a no-hitter in 2010.
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The latest no-hitter was a staff effort by the 2022 Houston Astros in Recreation 4 of the World Sequence.
