Corbin Burnes Sep 11, 2021; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Corbin Burnes (39) delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
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It’s been an incredible year for MLB no-hitters, and it became a historic one Saturday night. The Milwaukee Brewers’ 3-0 road win against the Cleveland Indians saw the ninth no-hitter this season, a record. The previous MLB record of eight no-hitters in a year came back in 1884.

Saturday’s no-hitter saw starter Corbin Burnes pitch the first eight innings, striking out 14 batters on 115 pitches while issuing just one walk (in the seventh), while closer Josh Hader came in and got the final three outs with two strikeouts and a popout. That was just the second no-hitter in Brewers’ history, with the previous one thrown by Juan Nieves in 2012. Here’s how the team celebrated at the end:

And here are some of the pitches Burnes threw along the way:

Burnes has had a great season, including throwing six no-hit innings against the Minnesota Twins in April and tying a MLB record with 10 consecutive strikeouts against the Chicago Cubs in August. So this wasn’t out of the blue for him. But his performance Saturday also came with remarkable defensive plays, including this catch from Lorenzo Cain:

This also marked the third time the Indians were no-hit this year. They previously gave up no-hitters to Carlos Rodón of the Chicago White Sox on April 14 and Wade Miley of the Cincinnati Reds on May 7.

[ESPN, MLB.com, @PitchingNinja on Twitter; photo from David Richard/USA Today Sports]

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