The Atlanta Braves might be turning the corner. The fans certainly had reason to be excited about a recent pitching performance. And rookie A.J. Smith-Shawver reacted to his near no-hitter in his 11th career major-league start.
Smith-Shawver took a no-hitter into the eighth inning in a 4-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds in Atlanta. The only hit he gave up in a 4-0 win was Santiago Espinal's sharp single to center field leading off the eighth inning.
Smith-Shawver said he didn’t think about the no-hit possibility early in the game, according to espn.