Cincinnati Reds allow no hits against Pittsburgh Pirates … and still lose

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Cincinnati Reds allow no hits against Pittsburgh Pirates … and still lose

  • Only sixth time since 1901 MLB team has won with no hits
  • Not an official no-hitter as pitchers didn’t go nine innings
  • Pirates eke out 1-0 win after run-scoring forceout

Reds starter Hunter Greene and reliever Art Warren combined to allow zero hits in a complete game, but it didn’t count as a no-hitter – or even a win – because the Pittsburgh Pirates eked out a run in the bottom of the eighth inning for a 1-0 win Sunday.

This was the sixth time in big league history since 1901 that a team has won despite not getting any hits. It last happened in 2008 when Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo of the Angels lost while holding the Dodgers hitless.

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