Being No-Hit Into the Ninth? The Angels Just Laughed in the Face of History and Nobody in MLB Was Ready For It

Yo, you guys SEE that game in Anaheim on Monday night? Seriously, if you blinked, you missed one of the WILDest finishes in baseball history. The Angels were literally THREE OUTS away from getting no-hit, right? Like, the A's pitcher, J.T. Ginn, was DEALING. And then, BOOM. Absolute chaos. This wasn't just a win, it was a baseball miracle. And believe me, every other team in the league just watched that happen and thought, "What in the world?"

No-No Blown, Six-Game Skid Snapped, Minds Blown

Can you even imagine the tension? J.T. Ginn, the A's right-hander, was throwing an absolute gem, no-hitting the Angels deep into the ninth inning. One out away from history, and then Adam Frazier steps up to the plate. Single to left-center. Phew, no no-hitter. But the game's still a nail-biting 1-0, the Angels are still trailing. Then, just three pitches later, Zach Neto, who had been struggling this season, connects on a TWO-RUN walk-off blast to center! Game over! The Angels, man, they absolutely needed that. They came into that game on a SIX-GAME losing streak, not having scored more than two runs in any of their last seven contests. Neto called it a "heavy one," saying it was "big for us, not only me, but for the team; just to get it off our shoulders, and go to sleep good tonight. And be able to enjoy it, and come in tomorrow with a better attitude. We still trust each other.” That win also means the Angels have gone 4,227 straight games without being no-hit, the longest active streak in MLB and 15th all-time. Wild!

Neto's Shot and an Unbelievable Dugout Energy

This kind of finish? It's RARE. We're talking only the third time since 1961 that a team was being no-hit in the ninth inning and then won on a walk-off homer. Angels manager Kurt Suzuki was straight up about it: “I don’t know if I’ve seen that ever.” A's pitcher Ginn, who had given up the homer on his 105th pitch, could only shake his head, admitting, “It’s just a crazy game we play, you know? I fell behind 2-0, threw a good sinker, and [Neto] was waiting on it and put a good swing on it. Tip your cap to him.” For Neto, who's been slashing .225/.336/.412 in 48 games and only had eight homers this season, this was HUGE. He felt his swing was "starting to come around a little bit" and that it was a "really good feeling." What's even crazier? The Angels said the dugout energy was THROUGH THE ROOF, even while getting no-hit. They had an "electric ninth-inning speech," according to Neto. “Nobody gave up on each other. Everybody was still boosting each other up. Like, ‘Hey, get on base. Hey, let’s do this.’ Everybody’s still cheering, and that’s what it’s all about.” Rookie Walbert Ureña kept them in the game, dealing six scoreless innings, scattering four hits and two walks to lower his ERA to 2.70 in 33 1/3 innings. Chase Silseth also escaped a pivotal jam in the ninth. Even A's catcher Shea Langeliers had to give them credit: “Hats off to the Angels. It was just a pitchers’ duel the whole game on both sides.” So while we're out here watching absolute chaos unfold down south, our own Mariners took care of business against the Chicago White Sox, pulling off a sweet 6-1 win! That's the kind of solid play we love to see at T-Mobile Park! We gotta keep that energy up, keep grinding, and who knows, maybe we'll get our own walk-off magic soon. What a wild sport, right? Go M's!

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