We’ve seen a number of no-hitters and perfect games over the past few years and the truth is, they’re not always all that impressive. Most involve a fair amount of luck and a miracle defensive play or two, and the line between a no-hitter and a merely good outing can be rather small. Plus, most of them aren’t thrown by someone as charming as Sean Manaea.
That wasn’t the case last night. Sean Manaea had complete control over the Boston Red Sox from start to finish, giving up little meaningful hard contact and never finding himself with more than a single runner on base.