SEATTLE (AP) â Zach Plesac’s day started with a frantic search for a pair of cleats after learning he’d left his normal road spikes behind in Cleveland.
After a replacement pair was found, Plesac came within six outs of ending the longest no-hitter drought in the majors.
âI felt the energy of it happening,â Plesac said. âYou could feel it in the air, really.â
Plesac took his no-hit bid into the eighth inning, nearly throwing Cleveland’s first no-no in 40 years, and the Indians held on for a 4-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.
The anticipated debuts of Seattle prospects Jarred Kelenic and Logan Gilbert were overshadowed by a masterful pitching performance from Plesac.