Spring training roundup: Orioles no-hit Pirates behind Zach Eflin, six relievers
- Zach Eflin and six relievers achieved a no-hitter, leading the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- Eflin pitched three innings, striking out four batters, while the Orioles prepare for their regular season opener.
- Paul Skenes, the National League Rookie of the Year, started for the Pirates, allowing no runs over 3 1/3 innings.
- Reliever Riley Cooper sealed the no-hitter by striking out Matt Gorski, contributing to the Orioles' strong performance in the spring game.
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Zach Eflin, six Orioles relievers no-hit Pirates in spring game
Zach Eflin and six relievers combined on a spring-training no-hitter Saturday as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 in Bradenton, Fla., with the teams' regular-season opener less than a week away.
Orioles pitch first spring training no-hitter in team history
BRADENTON, Fla. — After the last out was recorded, there was little celebration or recognition of what just happened. Catcher Maverick Handley didn’t rush the mound to embrace pitcher Riley Cooper. The infielders didn’t tackle Cooper in front of the mound. No one from the dugout dumped the Gatorade cooler on Cooper’s head. Those theatrics would’ve felt silly in a spring training game, but the insignificance of the result doesn’t alter the improb…
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