Call it the Curse of the Faux-Hitter.
On April 25, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner tossed a complete game without allowing a hit against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park. Yet because the outing came in a league-mandated seven-inning doubleheader, Major League Baseball declined to classify the 7-0 victory as a no-hitter.
The Diamondbacks haven't won on the road since.
The D-backs lost 13-7 Wednesday night in San Francisco—their 22nd straight road loss. That ties the MLB record for consecutive road losses, an ignominious mark shared by the 1943 Philadelphia Athletics and 1963 New York Mets.