Athletics pitcher J.T. Ginn loses no-hit bid in 7th inning against Nationals

By: The Associated Press Posted: 10:51 PM CDT Saturday, Jul. 18, 2026 Last Modified: 11:38 PM CDT Saturday, Jul. 18, 2026

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WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Athletics pitcher J.T. Ginn lost his bid for a no-hitter Saturday night against the Washington Nationals when Keibert Ruiz lined a clean single to center field with one out in the seventh inning.

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After the base hit, Ginn was removed from the game by manager Mark Kotsay and received a standing ovation. The right-hander exited with the A’s leading 8-0 as they tried to snap a 10-game losing streak.

Ginn struck out seven and walked three. He threw 82 pitches, 50 for strikes.

Athletics pitcher J.T. Ginn throws to the Washington Nationals during the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 18, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)

Before the seventh, Washington’s only baseruners came on a pair of two-out walks in the second and a two-out walk in the fifth. The Nationals piled up a season-high 21 hits Friday night in a 23-4 blowout against the A’s.

The closest the Nationals had come to a hit was in the fifth when Dylan Crews appeared to beat out an infield single to third baseman Joshua Kuroda-Grauer. After Crews was initially ruled safe, the A’s challenged and the call was overturned following a replay review for the final out of the inning.

Kuroda-Grauer also made a diving catch in the outfield on CJ Abrams’ popup in the fourth.

Ginn took a no-hitter into the ninth on May 18 at the Los Angeles Angels before walking off the mound with a heartbreaking loss. He allowed a leadoff single to Adam Frazier and a two-run homer to Zach Neto that gave the Angels a stunning 2-1 victory.

That was the only complete game for Ginn in his three-year major league career. He entered his latest outing 7-6 with a 3.67 ERA this season.

Mike Fiers pitched the most recent no-hitter for the A’s against the Cincinnati Reds in May 2019 when the team still played in Oakland.

The lone no-hitter in the majors this year came when three Houston Astros pitchers combined for a 9-0 victory over the Texas Rangers on May 25.

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This story has been corrected to show that three Houston Astros pitchers combined on a no-hitter against the Texas Rangers on May 25, not four pitchers.

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