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Bumgarner pitches seven-inning no-hitter
Madison Bumgarner s gem will not count as a no-hitter in the Major League Baseball record books because it wasn t a nine-inning game.
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Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner, center right, is congratulated after pitching a seven-inning no-hitter against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday in Atlanta.
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ATLANTA Madison Bumgarner definitely had no-hit stuff, even if the Major League Baseball record book said he didn’t.
Bumgarner threw a seven-inning no-hitter, an achievement that won’t officially count as a no-hitter but completed a dominant day of Arizona Diamondbacks pitching for a 7-0 win over the Atlanta Braves and a doubleheader sweep Sunday.
Bumgarner pitches 7-inning no-hitter, Arizona sweeps Braves
by George Henry, The Associated Press
Posted Apr 25, 2021 8:24 pm EDT
Last Updated Apr 25, 2021 at 8:28 pm EDT
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner, right, is congratulated by catcher Carson Kelly after pitching a 7-inning no hitter against the Atlanta Braves, at the end of the second baseball game of a double header, Sunday, April 25, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
ATLANTA Madison Bumgarner definitely had no-hit stuff, even if the Major League Baseball record book said he didn’t.
Bumgarner threw a seven-inning no-hitter, an achievement that won’t officially count but completed a dominant day of Arizona Diamondbacks pitching for a 7-0 win over the Atlanta Braves and a doubleheader sweep Sunday.
Why Madison Bumgarner s seven-inning no-hitter wasn t really a no-hitter
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Bumgarner keeps Braves out of hit column, but it s not recognized as a no-hitter (1:00)
Madison Bumgarner keeps the Braves out of the hit column in the Diamondbacks seven-inning win, but it s not recognized as a no-hitter due to the shortened game. (1:00)
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As far as baseball controversies go, maybe Madison Bumgarner s seven-inning no-hitter on Sunday doesn t quite rank up there with the designated hitter, Kevin Cash s decision to take out Blake Snell, or whether Jackie Robinson was safe when he stole home in the 1955 World Series.
ATLANTA (AP) ATLANTA (AP) Madison Bumgarner threw a seven-inning no-hitter, an achievement that won’t count in the Major League Baseball record book but completed a dominant day of Arizona Diamondbacks pitching for a 7-0 win over the Atlanta Braves and a doubleheader sweep Sunday.
Bumgarner (2-2) struck out seven and walked none. The only Braves batter who reached base against him came on shortstop Nick Ahmed’s throwing error in the second inning.
Officially, Bumgarner’s gem won’t count in the list of no-hitters. MLB’s eight-man committee on statistical accuracy decided in 1991 that a no-hitter was a game of nine or more innings that ended with no hits.