Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Bowden Francis threw eight no-hit innings on Wednesday afternoon before the bullpen faltered in a 6-2 loss to the New York Mets.
ended Francis's no-hit bid with a solo homer to lead off the ninth inning. He drove an 0-2 pitch an estimated 398 feet to tie the game.It was the second time in the last month that Francis, who threw 111 pitches, had a no-hitter after eight innings.Dave Stieb recorded the only no-hitter in Blue Jays history on Sept. 2, 1990 in a 3-0 road win over Cleveland.
Francis, the American League pitcher of the month for August, needed only 44 pitches to retire the first 12 Mets batters in order.Francis hit Alonso with a pitch in the fifth inning to give New York its first baserunner. Marte walked before Alvarez flew out to end the frame.Francis worked his speeds nicely throughout his appearance, mixing a splitter in with his fastball and slow curve.
The Mets moved a half-game ahead of Atlanta for the third and final wild-card spot in the National League. The Braves were scheduled to play thein the bottom of the ninth for the last-place Blue Jays . The game took two hours 37 minutes to play.Bichette, who has been on the injured list since July 20 due to a calf strain, had a single in three at-bats in a 13-2 loss to Gwinnett on Tuesday night.
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