CHICAGO (AP) Lucas Giolito pitched the first no-hitter of the
pandemic-delayed major league season, striking out 13 and
permitting just one runner in leading the Chicago White Sox over
the Pittsurgh Pirates 4-0 Tuesday night.
With the seats at Guaranteed Rate Field empty, the hollers of his
teammates echoed around the ballpark after right fielder Adam Engel
caught Erik Gonzalez’s slicing drive toward the line for the final
out.
An All-Star last year, the 26-year-old Giolito (3-2) matched his
career high for strikeouts set in his previous start against
Detroit.
Only a four-pitch walk to Gonzalez leading off the fourth inning
got in Giolito’s way of perfection. The right-hander threw 101
pitches and made quick work of the Pirates — Pittsburgh came into
the game batting just .229 this season and has the worst record in
the majors.
Giolito pitched the 19th no-hitter in White Sox history and first
since Philip Humber threw a perfect game at Seattle in 2012. This
was the seventh time the Pirates have been held hitless, previously
by Washington’s Max Scherzer in 2015.
Chicago’s first three batters reached in the second and all three
came home one at a time after Adam Engel’s groundout and singles by
Tim Anderson and Eloy Jimenez. James McCann added a sacrifice fly
in the third off Steven Brault (0-1).
***Report Courtesy of Metro Source Networks***
