Eddie Medina threw the second no-hitter in Saints history Friday night, striking out 10 and walking one in a 5-0 road victory over the Cleburne (Texas) Railroaders. Joe Miller pitched the team's other no-hitter on Aug. 25, 1996, against Thunder Bay at Midway Stadium.
Medina (3-0) has not given up a run in 26 consecutive innings. Burt Reynolds led the Saints' attack with a home run and RBI single.
Two men reached against Medina in the third, on a dropped third strike and a hit batter. They were bunted into scoring position before Medina ended the threat.
In the ninth, Medina faced the top of the order and retired Nick Ratola on a fly out to right. Zach Nehrir then hit a two hopper to third that Chesny Young fielded against his body. He threw across the diamond and Devon Rodriguez made the pick at first for the second out. That brought up Chase Simpson, who is leading the league in homers with seven. Simpson hit a 1-2 pitch wide of first that Rodriguez fielded, and underhanded to Medina covering to complete the no-hitter.
Medina threw 107 pitches, 66 for strikes. It's the sixth no-hitter in American Association history and first since July 27, 2017 when Matt Sergey did it for Kansas City.
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