Miley throws 2021’s 4th no-hitter

Wade Miley pitched baseball’s second no-hitter in three days — and fourth already this season — leading the Reds to a 3-0 win Friday night over the Indians, who were no-hit for the second time in a month. Miley (4-2) relied on breaking pitches and his experience of 11-plus major league seasons to baffle the Indians and throw the Reds’ first no-hitter since Homer Bailey in 2013. “It feels surreal,” the 34-yearold said. The left-hander shook off an 83-minute rain delay to start the game and followed the Orioles’ John Means, who no-hit the Mariners on Wednesday, to continue an early run of pitching gems in 2021 — quickly becoming the Year of the No-No. The Padres’ Joe Musgrove started the ‘21 no-hitter club by throwing the first in franchise history on April 9. Five days later, White Sox left-hander Carlos Rodon blanked the Indians, just missing a perfect game when he hit a batter in the ninth inning. This is the earliest in a calendar year there have been four no-hitters since 1917, when the fourth was thrown on May 5. “He put on a clinic,” Indians manager Terry Francona said.