A’s Ginn loses no-hitter in 9th, then allows walk-off HR to Angels’ Neto
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Athletics starter J. T. Ginn took a no-hitter and a one-run lead into the ninth inning Monday evening.
Six pitches later, he walked off the mound with a heartbreaking loss.
Adam Frazier lined a leadoff single in the underside of the ninth and Zach Neto adopted with a two-run homer that gave the Los Angeles Angels to a 2-1 victory, snapping a six-game skid whereas beautiful Ginn and the A’s.
“Obviously, a tough game,” Ginn stated. “Just keep your head up and keep moving forward. It’s just the nature of the game that we play. I attack the zone and I live with that.”
Frazier lined up an 0-2 pitch over shortstop for a clear single, giving Los Angeles simply his third baserunner. Neto then drove a 2-0 sinker 413 ft to middle area for his eighth dwelling run of the season.
“Just a crazy game to play,” Ginn stated. “I fell behind 2-0, threw a good sinker, and he was waiting on it and put a good swing on it. So, tip your cap to him.”
It was Neto’s first profession walk-off dwelling run and second profession walk-off hit, the final coming in July in opposition to the Seattle Mariners.
Ginn (2-2), who was excellent via 4⅓ innings, was making an attempt for the primary no-hitter in the majors since Shota Imanaga mixed with two Chicago Cubs relievers for a 12-0 win over Pittsburgh on Sept. 4, 2024. The earlier pitcher to throw a complete-game no-hitter was Blake Snell for the San Francisco Giants in opposition to Cincinnati on Aug. 2, 2024.
The most up-to-date A’s no-hitter was thrown by Mike Fiers in May 2019 in opposition to Cincinnati.
Ginn threw a career-high 105 pitches, 64 for strikes. He struck out 10, walked one and hit Neto with a pitch in the sixth.
The right-hander from Mississippi, who turns 27 on Wednesday, fanned all three batters in the seventh to give him 10 strikeouts — setting a profession excessive. But he grew to become the sixth main league pitcher since no less than 1974 to enable no hits or runs in the primary eight innings of a sport and nonetheless take the loss. Richard Hill was the earlier one, for the Los Angeles Dodgers in opposition to Pittsburgh in August 2017.
“JT dominated all night. For him to walk off the mound with a loss there, it hurts, obviously,” Athletics supervisor Mark Kotsay stated. “He pitched probably the best game he’s pitched in his big league career, and to have an opportunity to get a no-hitter, and two hits later you walk off with a loss, it’s tough. I had full confidence in him going out there in that inning at 100 pitches and trying to get it done. It just didn’t work out.”
Kotsay had lefty Hogan Harris warming up in the bullpen in the course of the ninth inning and deliberate to deliver him in to face Mike Trout, who was on deck when the sport ended. Kotsay hoped Ginn, whose sinker had been efficient all evening, may induce a groundball from Neto.
“Hindsight’s always 20-20,” Kotsay stated. “It easily could have gone the other direction.”
Pinch hitter Lawrence Butler put the A’s forward 1-0 with an RBI single in the highest of the ninth. The A’s then loaded the bases earlier than Angels highlighter Chase Silseth acquired slugger Nick Kurtz to floor into an inning-ending double play.
It was the thirtieth profession begin for Ginn, who made his main league debut in August 2024.
“He did such a phenomenal job all night keeping guys off balance. His stuff was nasty. Just kind of rolling, you know, and then it’s gut-wrenching stuff in the ninth for it to end that way. It definitely sucks right now,” Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers he stated. “Baseball will humble you in all sorts of ways. … It’s going to be hard to flush this one.”
The Angels have not been no-hit since Sept. 11, 1999 — the longest energetic streak in the majors. In that sport, they misplaced 7-0 at Minnesotashut down by Twins pitcher Eric Milton.
The final visiting pitcher to throw a no-hitter in opposition to the Angels in Anaheim was Rangers right-hander and Hall of Famer Burt Blyleven on Sept. 22, 1977, in a 6-0 Texas triumph.
The final A’s beginning pitcher to lose a no-hitter in the ninth inning was Vida Blue in opposition to detroit in 1976.
This is the eighth time a workforce has misplaced a no-hit bid in the ninth inning because the final no-hitter was accomplished in September 2024 (together with mixed no-hit bids). Three of these eight groups not solely misplaced the no-hitter however misplaced the sport.
ESPN Research and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
