Mariners' James Paxton Throws No-Hitter Against Blue Jays
Seattle's James Paxton struck out seven and as he became the second Canadian pitcher to throw a no-hitter, doing so in a 5-0 win over the Blue Jays in his native country.
Seattle Mariners ace James Paxton threw the second individual no-hitter of the MLB season against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday.
Paxton struck out seven and surrendered no runs as Seattle shut out the Blue Jays 5-0 in Toronto. Paxton is just the second Canadian to throw a no-hitter and did so in his native country.
The 29-year-old left-hander walked two batters in the third inning but worked out of the jam by inducing a groundout from Josh Donaldson.
Paxton also walked Justin Smoak in the fourth.
From there, Paxton retired the Blue Jays in order. He forced Donaldson into a ground out with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to secure the no-hit bid.
Paxton struck out 16 hitters in his last start against the Oakland Athletics on May 2.
Oakland's Sean Manaea recorded the first no-hitter of 2018 against the Boston Red Sox on April 21. Los Angeles Dodgers starter Walker Buehler along with three relievers combined for a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres on May 4.
