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Imanaga (12-3) went the first seven innings,
striking out seven and walking two while throwing 95 pitches en
route to winning for a third consecutive start. Nate Pearson
took over to start the eighth and retired the first three
batters he saw. Porter Hodge pitched a perfect ninth inning,
getting Oneil Cruz to ground to shortstop for the final out.
Bryan Reynolds reached on the first of three errors by Cubs
third baseman Isaac Paredes before being erased on an
inning-ending double play in the first inning. Imanaga retired
the side in order in the third, fourth, fifth and seventh
innings.
This was the fourth no-hitter thrown in the majors this season,
and first since the San Francisco Giants' Blake Snell no-hit the
Cincinnati Reds on Aug. 2.
The last no-hitter by the Cubs was another combined effort, as
four pitchers no-hit the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 4-0 win on
June 24, 2021. The Pirates were held hitless for the first time
since they were stymied by the Chicago White Sox's Lucas Giolito
on Aug. 25, 2020.
--Field Level Media
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