: of, relating to, or being a baseball game or a part of a game in which a pitcher allows the opposition no base hits
no-hit; no-hitting; no-hits
: to give up no base hits to
no-hit them for five innings
Examples of no-hit in a Sentence
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Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Cameron nearly no-hit the Tampa Bay Rays in his first career start at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2025
The last Lion to accomplish the feat was Sean McLaughlin, who no-hit Brooks 1-0 in 2013.
—Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
If not for the veteran Farmer, who boasts one of the best averages in baseball at .362, the Rockies would’ve been no-hit in the road trip opener at Petco Park last Friday.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
Pivetta, who allowed the Braves one baserunner over seven innings in his Padres debut here on March 30 and then lasted just three innings last Saturday against the Cubs at frigid Wrigley Field, no-hit all the Rockies except Kyle Farmer for seven innings Friday night.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
Even though the Reds managed 14 hits just one day after being no-hit through 6 2/3 innings, when a team is on a four-game skid — including three 1-0 losses — nothing feels guaranteed.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
June 25, 2014 Two-time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum’s career was beginning to wind down, but The Freak no-hit the Padres for the second season in a row.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
The Twins were no-hit into the seventh inning on Monday by Martín Pérez and a rookie reliever, finishing with just two hits, one of which did not leave the infield.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2023
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Adjective
Burnes took a small tumble on the final out of the seventh and pitched eight hitless innings in a game that saw the Brewers no-hit the Yankees for 10 1/3 innings before losing in the 13th.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Cameron nearly no-hit the Tampa Bay Rays in his first career start at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2025
The last Lion to accomplish the feat was Sean McLaughlin, who no-hit Brooks 1-0 in 2013.
—Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
If not for the veteran Farmer, who boasts one of the best averages in baseball at .362, the Rockies would’ve been no-hit in the road trip opener at Petco Park last Friday.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
Pivetta, who allowed the Braves one baserunner over seven innings in his Padres debut here on March 30 and then lasted just three innings last Saturday against the Cubs at frigid Wrigley Field, no-hit all the Rockies except Kyle Farmer for seven innings Friday night.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
Even though the Reds managed 14 hits just one day after being no-hit through 6 2/3 innings, when a team is on a four-game skid — including three 1-0 losses — nothing feels guaranteed.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
June 25, 2014 Two-time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum’s career was beginning to wind down, but The Freak no-hit the Padres for the second season in a row.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
The Twins were no-hit into the seventh inning on Monday by Martín Pérez and a rookie reliever, finishing with just two hits, one of which did not leave the infield.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
Just three weeks earlier, on May 18, 2021, Turnbull no-hit the Mariners in Seattle — the eighth no-no in franchise history.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2023
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“No-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-hit. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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