Edinson Volquez ended the no-hitter drought despite Rey Fuentes' best efforts
Before
If the D-backs' Rey Feuntes had his way, the streak would still be going on. In the top of the first, Fuentes hit a ground ball down the first-base line. Not only did
“I thought I broke my ankle.” – Edinson Volquez on 1st-inning 3-1 putout which almost forced him out of game: https://t.co/qVRsugFGYD pic.twitter.com/M51lym9CGU
— MLB (@MLB) June 3, 2017
If you freeze-frame it, it looks like parkour:
In fact, Volquez's day may have ended early as the hurler turned over his ankle. After staying in the game and twirling the masterpiece, maybe Volquez will become superstitious and try to turn his ankle before every start.
But that wasn't Fuentes' only shot at preventing history. The D-back hit a ground ball to the hole in the fourth inning that required
After that, it was almost just an academic exercise for Volquez, who finished with 10 strikeouts and two walks. Only three balls made it outside the infield.
Not only did the hurler finish with a "Maddux" as he needed only 98 pitches to pull off the feat, but his game score was 100. Only eight pitchers in the last 25 years have had game scores at least that high -- with only four of those being no-hitters.
After striking out
Once he had the whippped cream cleaned from his face and he was back in the clubhouse, Volquez had a souvenir that he will surely keep close at all times: