The Braves have dominated the Marlins all season, and Shelby Miller took it to another level on Sunday. The Atlanta right-hander was one out away from no-hitting the Marlins at Marlins Park on Sunday afternoon. Justin Bour broke it up with a legitimate single back up the middle with two outs in the ninth.
Here's the hit that broke up the no-hitter:
With only one out to go for a no-hitter, man mountain @Bour41 singled against @ShelbyMiller19: http://t.co/FEBWya3n4o pic.twitter.com/8jSUjPxLFT
— Cut4 (@Cut4) May 17, 2015
Miller walked a batter in the second inning for Miami's only base-runner prior to Bour's single. The runner was erased on a double play, so Miller had faced the minimum 26 batters before allowing a hit. Dee Gordon followed Bour's single with an infield single. Miller ended the day with the two hits allowed in nine innings. He struck out four.
The Braves almost picked up a hit in the third inning, when Henderson Alvarez appeared to beat out an infield single. The play was reviewed and the call was overturned. Here's the video:
Miller threw only 91 thrown pitches before Bour's single, so his pitch count was in excellent shape. He ended the game with only 94 pitches in the complete-game.
The last Braves no-hitter came way back in 1994, when Kent Mercker no-hit the Dodgers. The Marlins were no-hit by Jordan Zimmermann on the final day of last season, so they were nearly on the wrong end of MLB's last two no-hitters.
The Braves are now 7-2 against the Marlins this season.
