Rich Hill Throws 9 No Hit Innings...And It Wasn't Enough

Rich Hill, the 37-year old journeyman pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, pitched the most magnificent game of his career. And he lost.

Hill carried a perfect game into the 9th inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates until an error by Logan Forsythe marred it. But Hill managed to throw 9 no hit innings. The problem was the score was 0-0. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts brought Hill out for the 10th inning and Josh Harrison hit one over the wall just out of the reach of newly acquired Dodgers left fielder Curtis Granderson. No-hitter gone. Game lost 1-0.

A no-hitter would have been a nice feather in Hill's cap whose career has been plagued by injuries including both shoulder and elbow surgery. He did have a career high 12 wins with a 2.12 ERA last year which he split in Oakland and L.A. and was 9-4 coming into tonight's game.

Hill did end up making history. Unfortunately, it was for all the wrong reasons.

On the other hand, the Dodgers have far and away the best record in MLB some 20.5 games ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL West. The Dodgers are the odds on favorite to win the World Series. I'm sure Hill would prefer a World Series ring to a no-hitter. Still, it must hurt for tonight.