The Chattanooga Lookouts put together a monster comeback for a 7-5 victory on Saturday despite getting no hits.
The Lookouts, the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, fell victim to a no-hitter and still managed to pull out a win.
Batting practice before a game between the Peoria Javelinas and the Mesa Solar Sox at Sloan Park on September 21, 2019 in Mesa, Arizona. (Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
The Lookouts were one out from losing, 3-0, to the River City Trash Pandas, the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels, in their first game of a doubleheader.
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With the bases loaded, a walk brought up the first run of the inning. José Torres then reached on a center fielder error that cleared the bases and gave the Lookouts a 4–3 lead.
Of the next five Lookouts to come to the plate, four were hit by a pitch and one was walked, resulting in three more runs scored, all no-hitters.
A close up view of a minor league baseball logo on a Hudson Valley Renegades player’s jersey during a game against the Brooklyn Cyclones at Maimonides Park in Brooklyn, NY on May 18, 2021. (Erick W. Rasco/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)
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The Trash Pandas were able to add two more runs in the bottom half of the seventh (doubleheaders are seven innings), but were unable to complete the comeback.
«Let us introduce you to the formula for winning a no-hit game: BB + BB + F4 + BB + K + BB + E8 + HBP + HBP + HBP + BB + WP + HBP + K = WIN», the The lookouts tweeted after the victory.
A close up view of a Cincinnati Reds cap during a game against the Chicago Cubs at Great American Ball Park on July 3, 2021, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
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Twenty-five times in MLB history, a team has gone hitless but still managed to score a run. The most are four for the Chicago White Sox against Andy Hawkins and the New York Yankees in a 4-0 win.
Only seven times has a team been hitless and victorious, including last year’s Pittsburgh Pirates, who won a 1-0 hitless game.