Gerrit Cole took a no-hitter into the 8th inning. Cole went 7.1 innings pitched allowing only 1 hit, which was a single to center off the bat of Isaac Paredes. Cole struck out 12 and collected 19 whiffs.
Cole allowed a walk in the first, struck out the side in the second, struck out two in the third, and also struck out two in the fourth. Cole allowed two walks in the fifth, but nothing came of them. He pitched a clean sixth and struck out two in the seventh, before allowing his only hit in the eighth and getting pulled.
Cole’s 4-seamer had 10 of the 19 whiffs and 8 of his 12 strikeouts. His 4-seamer has continued to be elite this season with a -1.1 RV/100, .190 BAA, and a 36.6 K%. Cole’s fastball spin is in the top 6% of the league, and it has an active spin of 98%.