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are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Established in Seattle, Washington, as the Seattle Pilots in 1969, the team became the Milwaukee Brewers after relocating to Milwaukee in 1970. They play in the National League Central division. Pitchers for the Brewers have thrown two

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s in franchise history. A no-hitter is officially recognized by Major League Baseball only "when a pitcher (or pitchers) allows no

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during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings", though one or more batters "may reach base via a walk, an error, a

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or wild pitch on strike three, or catcher's interference". No-hitters of less than nine complete innings were previously recognized by the league as official; however, several rule alterations in 1991 meant the exclusion of no-hit games of less than nine innings. A perfect game, a much rarer feat, occurs when "no batter reaches any base during the course of the game." Milwaukee's two no-hitters were accomplished by a total of three pitchers. One was a

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pitched by a lone pitcher, and one was a combined no-hitter. Both have been pitched in road games, with none thrown at their home ballpark.

History

The Brewers' first no-hitter was Juan Nieves' 7–0 win over the Baltimore Orioles on April 15, 1987, at Memorial Stadium in

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, Maryland. Nieves walked five batters, accounting for all five base runners. He

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7 of the 31 batters he faced and required 128 pitched to accomplish the feat. Nieves' teammates made several critical defensive plays to keep the no-hit bid intact. In the second inning, outfielder Jim Paciorek made a diving catch of Eddie Murray's line drive. Paul Molitor handled

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's hard liner to third base in the fourth inning. In the seventh, Dale Sveum turned Fred Lynn's sharply hit grounder into a

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. Robin Yount recorded the final out with a diving catch of another Murray liner in the ninth. Pitchers Corbin Burnes (8 IP) and Josh Hader (1 IP)

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to no-hit the Cleveland Indians, 3–0, in Milwaukee's second no-hitter on September 11, 2021, at

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in Cleveland, Ohio. Burnes allowed no base runners through six innings before walking the lead-off hitter, Myles Straw, in the seventh. He exited the game after throwing 115 pitches through eight shutout innings and having struck out 14 of 25 batters. Closer Josh Hader came in for the ninth and required nine pitches to secure the no-hitter. He struck out two of three batters, including Straw, who had spoiled the perfect game bid, to end the game.

No-hitters

References

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