Means struck out 12 Mariners batters and was just one unusual play away from throwing a perfect game. In the third inning of the game at Seattle's T-Mobile Park, Means struck out Mariners batter Sam Haggerty, who swung at a curveball. The pitch, though, got through the legs of Orioles catcher Pedro Severino, and Haggerty took advantage of an odd baseball rule to make a run for first base.
com -- a batter is allowed to make a run for first base even after striking out if the catcher doesn't catch the pitch before it hits the ground. Read MoreSeverino threw out Haggerty trying to steal second base later in the inning, so Means still ended up facing the minimum 27 batters in the game.According to MLB.com, Means still made history, as he is the"first pitcher in history to throw a no-hitter in which the only baserunner came via the dropped third strike rule.
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It is a weird rule. A strike out is a strike out. That it's been around 'forever' has zero bearing on it's merits as a rule. That's the way it's always been is one of the weakest defences in history.
Bury the phuking lead.. why dontcha
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