San Diego Padres right-hander Dylan Cease tossed a no-hitter against the Washington Nationals on Thursday.
The 28-year-old struck out nine and walked three during his dominant 114-pitch outing. He hit 100 mph on his 110th pitch.
Cease said he had to do some lobbying with the Padres’ coaching staff to stay in the game following the seventh inning.
“He (Mike Shildt) said ‘nice job’ and I looked up and it was 94 pitches and I said ‘I feel great and if we get through the next one in 105 (pitches), I’ve thrown 113 this year,’ so thankfully they let me talk them into it and here we are,” Cease said during a postgame interview.