Mariners avoid no-hitter thanks to Austin Nola’s hit in 9th off Zack Greinke

The Mariners avoided making Major League Baseball history Wednesday night at T-Mobile Park. And that was a good thing.

From Zack Greinke’s first pitch of the game until Austin Nola’s one-out single in the ninth, the Mariners were on the verge of becoming the first team to be no-hit three times in one season.

That dubious achievement would have put them in the MLB record books. No team has ever been no-hit three times in one season.

While they avoided history, they still couldn’t find victory. The 3-0 loss to Houston meant that Mariners made some club history, and not it a good way. The closed out the season series with Houston by losing 13 straight games and finishing 1-18 vs. the AL West…