MLBBy Matt Clapp on

Mike Fiers entered the sixth inning of Tuesday night’s Reds-Athletics game with a no-hitter, and he was incredibly fortunate to maintain the no-hitter through the inning.

With one out in the sixth, Cincinnati’s Kyle Farmer hit a pop-up into shallow right field. It appeared that it would drop for a hit, but A’s second baseman Jurickson Profar made a tremendous diving catch. Somehow, there isn’t video of this available at the moment, so we went to MLB.TV for a screengrab of the play:

That was a terrific play, but the next play was even better. Oakland center fielder/magician Ramón Laureano continued his trend of making spectacular plays by robbing the Reds’ Joey Votto of a home run (and in a 1-0 game, so it prevented the game from being tied):

At the time of this post, Fiers has a no-hitter through eight. He’s already thrown one no-hitter before- against the Los Angeles Dodgers while a member of the Houston Astros in 2015.

UPDATE: Mike Fiers indeed completed the no-hitter, and he got it done in style with this strikeout of Reds All-Star Eugenio Suarez on a nasty breaking ball.

About Matt Clapp

Matt is an editor at The Comeback. He attended Colorado State University, wishes he was Saved by the Bell's Zack Morris, and idolizes Larry David. And loves pizza and dogs because obviously.

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