The highest E# in your division is the division leader’s magic number. The Dodgers are at 20, my Sox are at 36.
MLB stats use the “E” to show elimination from the Division race. And face it, the Giants are so far back in the Wild Card race they couldn’t see the leaders with binoculars.
Life id Good.
So you’re saying they still have a shot?
The one bright spot for the Giants right now, is that they will still have three opportunities come October to have the season end as a “success”.
Kris Bryant was hit on the hand by a pitch last night, and came out of the game. Left-handed Anthony Rizzo then moved to 3rd base, becoming the first left-handed infielder (NOT playing 1st base) in over a hundred years. I think that was the time frame stated
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That can’t be right. I remember Don Mattingly playing a couple games at third.
Right you are. The last one before him was Wee Willie Keeler.
Correction: first CUB left-handed throwing infielder (again, not 1st base) since the 19th century.
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As I recall, Mattingly finished the George Brett protest game at second base.
Another one for the Almost list, right below Ernie Shore: Doug Fister gave up a leadoff homer to Lindor, then threw a complete game no-hitter after that.
Perfect game alert: Rich Hill for the Dodgers is perfect though 7 and only at 73 pitches
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He has looked super-sharp this entire game. He had one inning where he needed a little defensive help. Otherwise, he’s been untouchable.
Unfortunately, the Dodgers have chosen THIS game to not score any runs, despite 7 hits and a handful of walks. sigh
Eight perfect.
Broken up by a fielding error at 3B.
No-hitter still going.
Dying. Just dying.
And now Hill loses 1-0 on a walk-off homer. The first hit against him was also the last hit of the game.
Wow!
Ouch… that hurt.
Why did Roberts leave Hill in for the 10th? LA didn’t score in the top half. So even if Hill had retired the side in order, he wouldn’t have gotten credit for a no-hitter. And Hill would probably not be around for the 11th.
MLB’s notification mentioned that Hill is the first pitcher to lose a perfect game on a 9th inning error. Hill is also the only pitcher to lose a no hitter on a walk off home run.
The walk off home run makes sense, but surely other pitchers have lost perfect games on ninth inning errors, right?
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He had a no-hitter going, and was still under 100 pitches. The last time a Dodgers’ pitcher was pulled while pitching a no-hitter, it didn’t end well.
Of course, neither did this. I guess some days, you just can’t win.
Textbook hitting effort for the Bucs; don’t waste anything. Rest yourself by getting no-hit through 9 and then a walk off in the 10th. 
Hill has to be puking in the toilet right now. As an aside, there was a play in the 2nd inning that a runner was called safe, but was reversed on a challenge. Question: If Hill had completed a perfect game, would their have been increased calls to award one to Galarraga?
If I am a pitcher with a no-hitter in the 10th, you are going to have to wrestle the ball from me. If I am a manager, why would I take a guy out who is consistently getting hitters out and/or deny him this opportunity?
Yes, you could say, “See what happened!” but I posit that any reliever could give up a walk off homerun. Maybe it is not the reliever’s night. You know your starter is on. These guys are young professional athletes. I wouldn’t want them throwing 10 or 11 innings every outing, but once in a rare game? Sure.