Los Angeles Angels Affiliate Throws No-Hitter and Loses

The Rocket City Trash Pandas threw the first no-hitter in the minor leagues this season and still lost to the Chattanooga Lookouts.

Three Rocket City Trash Panda pitchers combined on a no-hitter against the Chattanooga Lookouts on Saturday, but their team still lost 7-5.

It was the first minor-league no-hitter of the season.

The two Double-A teams are affiliates of the Cincinnati Reds (Lookouts) and Los Angeles Angels (Trash Pandas).

So what happened? While Rocket City took a 3-0 lead into the seventh and final inning, starting pitcher Coleman Crow threw six no-hit innings, giving up six strikeouts and two walks. He allowed just three baserunners — the two walks and a hitter that reached on an error on a third strike.

Crow handed the ball to the Trash Panda bullpen and the Lookouts scored seven runs without a hit.

How?

Trash Panda pitching allowed five walks, hit three batters and threw one wild pitch. There was also a fielding error by the Rocket City center fielder.

Up 7-3, the Trash Pandas tried to stage a comeback in the bottom of the seventh, which was the final inning of the game. Rocket City’s Edgar Quero had a two-run single to cut the lead to 7-5, but Rocket City couldn’t get any closer.

Minor league no-hitters aren’t nearly as rare as they are in the Major Leagues. In 2022, there were 40 of them. Two were thrown by Hickory, which is the Texas Rangers’ High Class-A affiliate.

On July 9, Larson Kindreich, Leury Tejada, Michael Brewer and Theo McDowell threw a 10-inning no-hitter against Bowling Green. Then, on Aug. 11, Mason Englert and McDowell threw a no-hitter in a 4-0 win over Greenville.

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