Class A West Virginia Power throws combined no-hitter, loses
The West Virginia Power, the Pittsburgh Pirates' Class A South Atlantic League affiliate, threw a combined no-hitter against the Hagerstown Suns on Wednesday but lost the game, 1-0.
In the top of the first inning, two Hagerstown batters walked and a third was hit by a pitch, loading the bases. West Virginia pitcher Jake Burnette then walked in a run.
The game lasted only seven innings because it was part of a double-header.
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Burnette was replaced after 2/3 inning by Jose Regalado, who pitched 5 1/3 innings without giving up a hit. Eric Dorsch pitched the final inning.
The West Virginia offense managed four hits but was 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left three on base.
The last minor-league team to lose a no-hitter was the GCL Pirates in 2013. Two teams in major-league history have lost no-hitters—the 1964 Houston Colt .45s and 1967 Baltimore Orioles.
West Virginia's no-hitter was the second one in the minor leagues Wednesday. James Dykstra of the Class A Winston-Salem Dash shut down the Potomac Nationals in a seven-inning game earlier in the day.
- Dan Gartland