Homer Bailey is three outs away from tossing his first no-hitter and the first no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds since Tom Browning's perfect game on Sept 18, 1988. He goes into the ninth inning having thrown 99 pitches.
Homer Bailey no-hitter still going through 8 innings
Travis Snyder led off the eighth by swinging at the first pitch. He lined a good ball into deep left field, but Todd Frazier was able to track it. Pedro Alvarez was next, quickly falling into an 0-2 hole. After taking the third pitch for a ball, Alvarez lined one right at Scott Rolen, who was pulled all the way over to the shortstop position in the defensive shift. Pinch-hitter Jeff Clement stepped into the box for shortstop Clint Barmes and was able to work the count to 2-2 before Bailey got him to chase a fastball on the outside corner for strike three. It was strikeout number nine for Bailey.
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