San Francisco Giants left-hander Blake Snell threw the third no-hitter of the major league season, blanking the Reds 3-0 in the first complete game of his career Friday night.
The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner struck out 11 Reds and walked three as the Giants built a 3-0 lead through eight innings at Great American Ball Park. The 31-year-old Snell threw 114 total pitches, 78 for strikes.
“Seventh inning I felt a little tired, and then I kind of looked at the scoreboard and that’s when I noticed (the no-hitter), and I said, ‘You better wake up,’ ” Snell told NBC Sports Bay Area on the telecast.
The 31-year-old Snell recorded the 18th no-hitter in Giants’ franchise history.
Casey Schmitt and Tyler Fitzgerald homered for the Giants.
Snell threw six perfect innings on July 14 before the Twins’ Manuel Margot singled leading off seventh inning. He struck out 15 in his last outing on July 27, yielding two hits through six innings.
Houston’s Ronal Blanco no-hit Toronto on April 1, and San Diego’s Dylan Cease pitched a no-hitter against Washington on July 25.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.